# Parara Village, Dadahu, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dadahu, Sirmaur 

# Parara

Parara is a village in Dadahu sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 41 households**, the 22nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.

- 258people (2011)
- 41households
- 84.1%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Parara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parara is 173001.** Parara falls in Dadahu sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023056

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

## How far is Parara from nearby towns?

- Dadahu (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)50 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)50 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 Parara?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Parara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bechar Kabag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Parara known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 9% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Parara

Of every 100 households in Parara in 2011, 91 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 50 a car.

■ Parara · ■ Dadahu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**27%

Tap water ****93%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**79%

Use banking services ****98%**

**87%

Television ****66%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****50%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**13%

Own their home ****77%**

**91%

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 Parara?

■ Parara · ■ Dadahu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**79.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**952

Working population ****87.2%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 74.3% for women. 89% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 136 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (10%) · **■** Marginal 66 (29%)

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 Dadahu

- Chortia Banogta283 people
- Shiru Maila268 people
- Bhaynkar Siyun267 people
- Dagyon264 people
- Kandal252 people
- Birla249 people
- Dauhn236 people
- Narayan227 people

[All 73 villages in Dadahu](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/dadahu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parara?173001
- How far is Parara from Nahan?50 km by road
- What is the population of Parara?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parara in?Sirmaur district (Dadahu sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parara?84.1% (Census 2011)