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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Parla

Parla is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 36 households**, the 154th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 216people (2011)
- 36households
- 80.4%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Parla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parla is 171201.** Parla falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025098

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

## How far is Parla from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)50 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)18 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 Parla?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Parla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sainj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Parla known for?

The main crops are **apple and pea**. About 29% of the 65 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 Parla

Of every 100 households in Parla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Parla · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**47%

Tap water ****27%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**48%

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

**51%

Use banking services ****62%**

**75%

Television ****86%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****22%**

**8%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Parla?

■ Parla · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**908

Working population ****56.5%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 70.1% for women. 50% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (20%) · **■** Marginal 21 (17%)

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

- Thathal219 people
- Khanu218 people
- Laphu217 people
- Balhech - I216 people
- Dashna214 people
- Up Muhal Ulvi214 people
- Bajhowa212 people
- Majholi212 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parla?171201
- How far is Parla from Shimla?50 km by road
- What is the population of Parla?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parla in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parla?80.4% (Census 2011)