# Paprola Khas Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Paprola Khas

Paprola Khas is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176115**. The 2011 Census counted **860 people in 122 households**, the 24th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 860people (2011)
- 122households
- 92.4%literacy
- 176115PIN code

## Paprola Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paprola Khas is 176115.** Paprola Khas falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176115
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code011942

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

## How far is Paprola Khas from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)54 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)14 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 Paprola Khas?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Paprola Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 8 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Paprola Khas known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 51% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Paprola Khas

Of every 100 households in Paprola Khas in 2011, 98 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Paprola Khas · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**15%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**50%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****92%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**7%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****66%**

**94%

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 Paprola Khas?

■ Paprola Khas · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****621**

**904

Working population ****21.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 88.8% for women. 21% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (67%) · **■** Marginal 26 (14%)

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 Baijnath

- Khatrehr958 people
- Ustehr909 people
- Langhu892 people
- Gangoh862 people
- Nauhra847 people
- Kudal Buhli835 people
- Nagan835 people
- Bhattu Buhla794 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paprola Khas?176115
- How far is Paprola Khas from Dharmsala?54 km by road
- What is the population of Paprola Khas?860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paprola Khas in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paprola Khas?92.4% (Census 2011)
