# Pauchi Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Pauchi

Pauchi is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **365 people in 72 households**, the 36th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 365people (2011)
- 72households
- 88.7%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Pauchi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pauchi is 172027.** Pauchi falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023832

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

## How far is Pauchi from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)114 km by road
- Narkanda (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 Pauchi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pauchi; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shiwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumarsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Pauchi known for?

About 19% of the 62 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 Pauchi

Of every 100 households in Pauchi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Pauchi · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**18%

Tap water ****49%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**26%

Use banking services ****80%**

**87%

Television ****87%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**9%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**87%

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 Pauchi?

■ Pauchi · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**935

Working population ****67.4%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 80.1% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 73 (30%) · **■** Other work 26 (11%) · **■** Marginal 147 (60%)

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 Kumharsain

- Kanahr392 people
- Deeb389 people
- Kingal384 people
- Koti373 people
- Bhareri355 people
- Kangal353 people
- Bharasa350 people
- Dhali340 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pauchi?172027
- How far is Pauchi from Shimla?114 km by road
- What is the population of Pauchi?365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pauchi in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pauchi?88.7% (Census 2011)