# Dev Gaon Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Dev Gaon

Dev Gaon is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 45 households**, the 60th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 229people (2011)
- 45households
- 73.8%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Dev Gaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dev Gaon is 176031.** Dev Gaon falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010822

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

## How far is Dev Gaon from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (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 Dev Gaon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dev Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hardeeppur Lagru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Dev Gaon known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 15% of the 215 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 Dev Gaon

Of every 100 households in Dev Gaon in 2011, 83 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dev Gaon · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**57%

Tap water ****78%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**41%

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

**17%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****48%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Dev Gaon?

■ Dev Gaon · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****520**

**899

Working population ****72.1%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 71.7% for women. 65% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 109 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (10%) · **■** Marginal 38 (23%)

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 Khundian

- Dhatehr243 people
- Patreli243 people
- Saur Kalan242 people
- Chaunki229 people
- Jujhpul229 people
- Taryamblu229 people
- Chaunki Dhorian224 people
- Daddal221 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dev Gaon?176031
- How far is Dev Gaon from Dharmsala?70 km by road
- What is the population of Dev Gaon?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dev Gaon in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dev Gaon?73.8% (Census 2011)