# Parahu Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Parahu

Parahu is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174031**. The 2011 Census counted **514 people in 97 households**, the 54th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 514people (2011)
- 97households
- 88.5%literacy
- 174031PIN code

## Parahu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parahu is 174031.** Parahu falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174031
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019325

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

## How far is Parahu from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)15 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 Parahu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhanduta
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Parahu known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 52% of the 163 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 Parahu

Of every 100 households in Parahu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parahu · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**47%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****39%**

**78%

Television ****67%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****29%**

**12%

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 Parahu?

■ Parahu · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**909

Working population ****80.9%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 82.3% for women. 79% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 404 (97%)

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 Jhanduta

- Dhani538 people
- Gujrera538 people
- Bakain532 people
- Reli529 people
- Hirapur508 people
- Kalar497 people
- Malraun473 people
- Tihri465 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parahu?174031
- How far is Parahu from Bilaspur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Parahu?514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parahu in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parahu?88.5% (Census 2011)