# Piran Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/junga/piran/ Village · Junga, Shimla # Piran Piran is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **1,175 people in 183 households**, the 1st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%. - 1,175people (2011) - 183households - 85.1%literacy - 173217PIN code ## Piran PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Piran is 173217.** Piran falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173217 - Community development blockMashobra - Census village code024889 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Piran from nearby towns? - Junga (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)46 km by road - Shimla (nearest town)46 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 Piran? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Piran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Junga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Piran known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and cauliflower**. About 11% of the 1,120 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Piran Of every 100 households in Piran in 2011, 96 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Piran · ■ Junga rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****32%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **39% Tap water ****70%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **73% Use banking services ****67%** **81% Television ****58%** **71% Mobile phone ****88%** **81% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****14%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **89% 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 Piran? ■ Piran · ■ Junga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **85.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **1036 Working population ****58.3%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 78.6% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 292 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 356 (52%) 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 Junga - Chaunri1,014 people - Koti820 people - Dublu561 people - Chikhar545 people [All 65 villages in Junga](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/junga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Piran?173217 - How far is Piran from Shimla?46 km by road - What is the population of Piran?1,175 (Census 2011) - Which district is Piran in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Piran?85.1% (Census 2011)