# Punan Village, Nankhari, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Punan

Punan is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172021**. The 2011 Census counted **441 people in 91 households**, the 20th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 441people (2011)
- 91households
- 77.0%literacy
- 172021PIN code

## Punan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punan is 172021.** Punan falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172021
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023789

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

## How far is Punan from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)115 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)65 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 Punan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Punan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nankhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Punan known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and wheat**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Punan

Of every 100 households in Punan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Punan · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**69%

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

**31%

Tap water ****98%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**36%

Use banking services ****97%**

**91%

Television ****72%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

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

**6%

Own their home ****88%**

**93%

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 Punan?

■ Punan · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**79.0%

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

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**959

Working population ****81.4%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 66.5% for women. 85% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 342 (95%)

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 Nankhari

- Gahan487 people
- Kungal482 people
- Taprog451 people
- Manjholi445 people
- Dharunja438 people
- Lahru434 people
- Jatral413 people
- Dhargala410 people

[All 102 villages in Nankhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nankhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punan?172021
- How far is Punan from Shimla?115 km by road
- What is the population of Punan?441 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punan in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Punan?77.0% (Census 2011)