# Och Gaggal Village, Dhira, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhira, Kangra 

# Och Gaggal

Och Gaggal is a village in Dhira sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176101**. The 2011 Census counted **267 people in 62 households**, the 29th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 267people (2011)
- 62households
- 88.0%literacy
- 176101PIN code

## Och Gaggal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Och Gaggal is 176101.** Och Gaggal falls in Dhira sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176101
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011187

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

## How far is Och Gaggal from nearby towns?

- Dhira (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)49 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)18 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 Och Gaggal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Och Gaggal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gagal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Naura Sulah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garh Khas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Och Gaggal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 26% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Och Gaggal

Of every 100 households in Och Gaggal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Och Gaggal · ■ Dhira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**53%

Use banking services ****100%**

**98%

Television ****87%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

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 Och Gaggal?

■ Och Gaggal · ■ Dhira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1153**

**1107

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**922

Working population ****30.7%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 81.1% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (26%) · **■** Other work 29 (35%) · **■** Marginal 32 (39%)

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 Dhira

- Devi280 people
- Panjlehr277 people
- Mangehr269 people
- Chambi267 people
- Kohana264 people
- Lahar Buhla263 people
- Sanwar261 people
- Bah259 people

[All 115 villages in Dhira](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dhira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Och Gaggal?176101
- How far is Och Gaggal from Dharmsala?49 km by road
- What is the population of Och Gaggal?267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Och Gaggal in?Kangra district (Dhira sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Och Gaggal?88.0% (Census 2011)