# Puje Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Puje

Puje is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172103**. The 2011 Census counted **608 people in 147 households**, the 11th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 608people (2011)
- 147households
- 77.6%literacy
- 172103PIN code

## Puje PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puje is 172103.** Puje falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172103
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027137

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

## How far is Puje from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)70 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)72 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 Puje?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nichar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Puje known for?

The main crops are **pulses, wheat and peas**. About 59% of the 84 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 Puje

Of every 100 households in Puje in 2011, 95 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Puje · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**40%

Tap water ****92%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**39%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****79%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**11%

None of these assets ****9%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**69%

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 Puje?

■ Puje · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**941

Working population ****83.1%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 71.9% for women. 83% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 339 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 143 (28%)

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 Nichar

- Kafnu824 people
- Rarang793 people
- Nigul Sari784 people
- Katgaon704 people
- Kangosh595 people
- Change584 people
- Majhgaon584 people
- Bara Kamba564 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puje?172103
- How far is Puje from Reckong Peo?70 km by road
- What is the population of Puje?608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puje in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Puje?77.6% (Census 2011)