# Sainj Paranu Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Sainj Paranu

Sainj Paranu is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 48 households**, the 91st largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 176people (2011)
- 48households
- 94.3%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Sainj Paranu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sainj Paranu is 172030.** Sainj Paranu falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023889

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

## How far is Sainj Paranu from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)101 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)31 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 Sainj Paranu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sainj Paranu; 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 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 Sainj Paranu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 26% of the 77 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 Sainj Paranu

Of every 100 households in Sainj Paranu in 2011, 82 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Sainj Paranu · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**18%

Tap water ****87%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**26%

Use banking services ****78%**

**87%

Television ****66%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****46%**

**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 Sainj Paranu?

■ Sainj Paranu · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.3%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**935

Working population ****39.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 88.7% for women. 69% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 30 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (26%) · **■** Other work 21 (30%)

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

- Jal181 people
- Rewali181 people
- Lauga179 people
- Parashan179 people
- Chajol174 people
- Khatkar170 people
- Deoridhar169 people
- Pharnal169 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sainj Paranu?172030
- How far is Sainj Paranu from Shimla?101 km by road
- What is the population of Sainj Paranu?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sainj Paranu in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sainj Paranu?94.3% (Census 2011)