# Paranga Village, Morang, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Morang, Kinnaur 

# Paranga

Paranga is a village in Morang sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172116**. The 2011 Census counted **67 people in 20 households**, the 24th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 67people (2011)
- 20households
- 70.0%literacy
- 172116PIN code

## Paranga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paranga is 172116.** Paranga falls in Morang sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172116
- Community development blockPooh
- Census village code026930

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

## How far is Paranga from nearby towns?

- Morang (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)30 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)135 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 Paranga?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Paranga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ribba
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Holdang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Paranga known for?

The main crops are **apple, barley and almound**. About 19% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Paranga

Of every 100 households in Paranga in 2011, 95 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Paranga · ■ Morang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**54%

Use banking services ****85%**

**83%

Television ****70%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**14%

None of these assets ****0%**

**13%

Own their home ****55%**

**80%

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 Paranga?

■ Paranga · ■ Morang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****523**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500**

**961

Working population ****88.1%**

**76.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 95% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (44%) · **■** Other work 5 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4 (7%)

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 Morang

- Roowang141 people
- Lambar135 people
- Sheelapur103 people
- Kuno Khas94 people
- Swaling41 people
- D.P.F.C-18624 people
- Lapo24 people
- Rijing22 people

[All 124 villages in Morang](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/morang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paranga?172116
- How far is Paranga from Reckong Peo?30 km by road
- What is the population of Paranga?67 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paranga in?Kinnaur district (Morang sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paranga?70.0% (Census 2011)