# Thamba Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/thamba/

Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Thamba

Thamba is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176027**. The 2011 Census counted **126 people in 31 households**, the 221st largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 126people (2011)
- 31households
- 86.2%literacy
- 176027PIN code

## Thamba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thamba is 176027.** Thamba falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176027
- Community development blockNagrota Surian
- Census village code010176

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thamba from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)28 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Thamba?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Thamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Masrur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Haripur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Thamba known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 12% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Thamba

Of every 100 households in Thamba in 2011, 100 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thamba · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****68%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Thamba?

■ Thamba · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1211**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**890

Working population ****18.3%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 76.9% for women. 37% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (4%) · **■** Other work 10 (43%) · **■** Marginal 12 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur

- Gareru129 people
- Lachhu128 people
- Rahon127 people
- Chohar126 people
- Bhatala125 people
- Thath Lehr125 people
- Khanwara124 people
- Chanauta Jhikla122 people

[All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thamba?176027
- How far is Thamba from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Thamba?126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thamba in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thamba?86.2% (Census 2011)