# Narain Awal Village, Tikar, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Tikar, Shimla 

# Narain Awal

Narain Awal is a village in Tikar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171203**. The 2011 Census counted **89 people in 21 households**, the 31st largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 89people (2011)
- 21households
- 71.1%literacy
- 171203PIN code

## Narain Awal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Narain Awal is 171203.** Narain Awal falls in Tikar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171203
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026397

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

## How far is Narain Awal from nearby towns?

- Tikar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)19 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 Narain Awal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Narain Awal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Narain Awal known for?

The main crops are **potato, pea and apple**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Narain Awal

Of every 100 households in Narain Awal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Narain Awal · ■ Tikar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**38%

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

**61%

Tap water ****95%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**51%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**46%

Use banking services ****81%**

**80%

Television ****62%**

**69%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**8%

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

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Narain Awal?

■ Narain Awal · ■ Tikar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****679**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**913

Working population ****58.4%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 61.8% for women. 53% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 47 (90%) · **■** Other work 5 (10%)

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 Tikar

- Narain Doyam117 people
- Dharal111 people
- Thana100 people
- D.P.F. Dhanoti95 people
- D.P.F. Friukoti79 people
- Hanstari Teer64 people
- D.P.F. Pujarli -458 people
- D.P.F. Khalai56 people

[All 46 villages in Tikar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Narain Awal?171203
- How far is Narain Awal from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Narain Awal?89 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Narain Awal in?Shimla district (Tikar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Narain Awal?71.1% (Census 2011)