# Pargeya Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Pargeya

Pargeya is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **208 people in 39 households**, the 160th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 208people (2011)
- 39households
- 86.7%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Pargeya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pargeya is 171220.** Pargeya falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025284

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

## How far is Pargeya from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)67 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)35 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 Pargeya?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pargeya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chanair
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sainj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Pargeya known for?

The main crops are **potato and apple**. About 19% of the 102 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 Pargeya

Of every 100 households in Pargeya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Pargeya · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**47%

Tap water ****36%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**51%

Use banking services ****72%**

**75%

Television ****41%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Pargeya?

■ Pargeya · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**908

Working population ****60.6%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 80.8% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 113 (90%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Theog

- Up Muhal Ulvi214 people
- Bajhowa212 people
- Majholi212 people
- Janog Awal208 people
- Tunda Khariana208 people
- Up Muhal Panoli208 people
- Kalju207 people
- Koti206 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pargeya?171220
- How far is Pargeya from Shimla?67 km by road
- What is the population of Pargeya?208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pargeya in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pargeya?86.7% (Census 2011)