# Paraba Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Paraba

Paraba is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176321**. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 68 households**, the 90th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 421people (2011)
- 68households
- 54.9%literacy
- 176321PIN code

## Paraba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paraba is 176321.** Paraba falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176321
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code007066

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

## How far is Paraba from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)79 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)79 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 Paraba?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Paraba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tikrigarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Paraba known for?

The main crops are **pulses, maize and rice**. About 13% of the 229 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 Paraba

Of every 100 households in Paraba in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paraba · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****33%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Paraba?

■ Paraba · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**1012

Working population ****56.3%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 40.4% for women. 54% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (9%) · **■** Marginal 214 (90%)

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 Chaurah

- Saprot429 people
- Bhauga428 people
- Chachoga426 people
- Shohi422 people
- Choli419 people
- Silon416 people
- Hartwas402 people
- Shapriot400 people

[All 312 villages in Chaurah](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paraba?176321
- How far is Paraba from Chamba?79 km by road
- What is the population of Paraba?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraba in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paraba?54.9% (Census 2011)