Dera Gopipur


Dehra Gopipur is a town, a Municipal Council, and a
Tehsil headquarter in Kangra district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.
The River Beas divides the town into Dera & Gopipur. One can reach Dera by train up to Una then by MDR 46 road and NH 503, nearest airports are Bhuntar Airport and Gaggal Airport.

History

The town of Dehra dates back to the mid-15th century when foreign invaders used this place as a dera for their expedition to hill states. The British made the evolving town as the tehsil in year 1868. The official name of the town during British Raj was Dera.

Geography

Dehra Gopipur is located at. It has an average elevation of 503 metres. The River Beas also flows past Dera. The Pong Reservoir is also a nearby major structure.

Demographics

India census, Dehra Gopipur has a population of 4,336. Males constitute 52% of the population and females constitute 48%. Dehra Gopipur has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is at 82% and female literacy is at 76%. In Dehra Gopipur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of interest

The Bagulamukhi Temple, devoted to the goddess Bagulamukhi, was visited by Sh. Pranav Mukherjee.

Pong Dam

As the River Beas flows from the sub town it ends up in the Pong Dam reservoir/lake, also known as Maharana Pratap Sagar. This manmade lake is 45 km long & 15–18 km wide.

Notable people