Dera Gopipur

Dehra Gopipur
Town
Dehra Gopipur is located in Himachal Pradesh
Dehra Gopipur
Dehra Gopipur
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Dehra Gopipur is located in India
Dehra Gopipur
Dehra Gopipur
Dehra Gopipur (India)
Coordinates: 31°54′N 76°13′E / 31.90°N 76.22°E / 31.90; 76.22
Administrative CountryDehra Gopipur  India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictKangra
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Council
Area
 • Total5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
503 m (1,650 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,816
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
177101
Telephone code01970
Vehicle registrationHP-36

Dehra Gopipur is a town, a Municipal Council, and a Tehsil in Kangra district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. The River Beas divides the town into Dera (or Dehra) & Gopipur. The town of Dehra is as recent as mid-15th century when foreign invaders used this place as a dera (camp) for their expedition to hill states. British made the evolving town as the tehsil in year 1868. The official name of the town during British Raj was Dera.[1]

  1. ^ "-- Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 26, Atlas 1931 edition -- Digital South Asia Library".