# Parsel Village, Shahpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpur, Kangra 

# Parsel

Parsel is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176208**. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 61 households**, the 90th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 278people (2011)
- 61households
- 79.0%literacy
- 176208PIN code

## Parsel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parsel is 176208.** Parsel falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176208
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009425

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

## How far is Parsel from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)20 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)17 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 Parsel?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Parsel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kothar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parei
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhatri
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shahpur
- ○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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Parsel known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 56% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Parsel

Of every 100 households in Parsel in 2011, 100 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Parsel · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**51%

Tap water ****98%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**50%

Use banking services ****95%**

**94%

Television ****79%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Parsel?

■ Parsel · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**911

Working population ****23.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 71.0% for women. 39% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 30 (46%) · **■** Marginal 33 (51%)

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 Shahpur

- Nahalan291 people
- Phalgerh287 people
- Har281 people
- Narwar279 people
- Mahankali275 people
- Chandroon266 people
- Narghuni265 people
- Mohru263 people

[All 160 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parsel?176208
- How far is Parsel from Dharmsala?20 km by road
- What is the population of Parsel?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsel in?Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parsel?79.0% (Census 2011)