Village · Shahpur, Kangra
# Upperla Dhanotu

Upperla Dhanotu is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176217. The 2011 Census counted 202 people in 45 households, the 111th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.
- 202 people (2011)
- 45 households
- 86.9% literacy
- 176217 PIN code

## Upperla Dhanotu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Upperla Dhanotu is 176217. Upperla Dhanotu falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176217
- Community development block Rait
- Census village code 009443

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Upperla Dhanotu from nearby towns?
- Shahpur (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 14 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Upperla Dhanotu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Upperla Dhanotu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Dudhamb
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rait
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chhatri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Upperla Dhanotu known for?

The main crops are paddy and pulses. About 88% of the 13 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Upperla Dhanotu

Of every 100 households in Upperla Dhanotu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Upperla Dhanotu · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 48% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 52% 51%
- Tap water 100% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 36% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 50%
- Use banking services 98% 94%
- Television 64% 78%
- Mobile phone 59% 67%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 18% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 6%
- None of these assets 16% 10%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Upperla Dhanotu?

■ Upperla Dhanotu · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.9% 83.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 1040
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 529 911
- Working population 42.1% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 77.0% for women. 54% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (5%) · ■ Other work 26 (31%) · ■ Marginal 55 (65%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur
- Bharial 216 people
- Duli 213 people
- Chakban Chari 206 people
- Hathor 204 people
- Ghatarda 195 people
- Tatwani 195 people
- Jhikla Bhaniar 190 people
- Chakban Lapiana 188 people

All 160 villages in Shahpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Upperla Dhanotu? 176217
- How far is Upperla Dhanotu from Dharmsala? 14 km by road
- What is the population of Upperla Dhanotu? 202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upperla Dhanotu in? Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Upperla Dhanotu? 86.9% (Census 2011)

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