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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Parola

Parola is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171209**. The 2011 Census counted **53 people in 10 households**, the 359th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 53people (2011)
- 10households
- 85.7%literacy
- 171209PIN code

## Parola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parola is 171209.** Parola falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171209
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025226

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

## How far is Parola from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)22 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)10 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 Parola?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Parola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bani
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chiyog
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- 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 Parola known for?

The main crops are **maize and potato**. About 12% of the 20 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 Parola

Of every 100 households in Parola in 2011, 90 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parola · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**51%

Use banking services ****70%**

**75%

Television ****50%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Parola?

■ Parola · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**908

Working population ****71.7%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 72.7% for women. 64% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (8%) · **■** Other work 9 (24%) · **■** Marginal 26 (68%)

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

- Shlo57 people
- Bundu55 people
- Bajhyog54 people
- Thakar Ka Shil54 people
- Rishaili53 people
- Up Muhal Teer53 people
- Jangal Lakhoti51 people
- Jangal Kolu Nala50 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parola?171209
- How far is Parola from Shimla?22 km by road
- What is the population of Parola?53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parola in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parola?85.7% (Census 2011)