# Parraha Village, Fatehpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Fatehpur, Kangra 

# Parraha

Parraha is a village in Fatehpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176053**. The 2011 Census counted **320 people in 74 households**, the 59th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%.

- 320people (2011)
- 74households
- 88.9%literacy
- 176053PIN code

## Parraha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parraha is 176053.** Parraha falls in Fatehpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176053
- Community development blockFatehpur
- Census village code008913

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

## How far is Parraha from nearby towns?

- Fatehpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)100 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)29 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 Parraha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Parraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Fatehpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhameta
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Parraha known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 48% of the 79 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 Parraha

Of every 100 households in Parraha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Parraha · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**67%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**74%

Use banking services ****99%**

**92%

Television ****85%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Parraha?

■ Parraha · ■ Fatehpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**84.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**863

Working population ****24.7%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 84.4% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (33%) · **■** Other work 23 (29%) · **■** Marginal 30 (38%)

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 Fatehpur

- Ther Khas345 people
- Saroli331 people
- Jonat Kalan329 people
- Machhot321 people
- Hushiana318 people
- Lohara315 people
- Khor303 people
- Har299 people

[All 242 villages in Fatehpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/fatehpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parraha?176053
- How far is Parraha from Dharmsala?100 km by road
- What is the population of Parraha?320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parraha in?Kangra district (Fatehpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parraha?88.9% (Census 2011)