# Dewka Purla Village, Nahan, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nahan, Sirmaur 

# Dewka Purla

Dewka Purla is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **443 people in 86 households**, the 37th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 443people (2011)
- 86households
- 83.6%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Dewka Purla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dewka Purla is 173001.** Dewka Purla falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023190

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

## How far is Dewka Purla from nearby towns?

- Nahan (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)13 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)13 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 Dewka Purla?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dewka Purla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 and covered wells
- 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 Dewka Purla known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 44% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Dewka Purla

Of every 100 households in Dewka Purla in 2011, 95 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dewka Purla · ■ Nahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**36%

Tap water ****88%**

**84%

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

**37%

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

**30%

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

**65%

Use banking services ****86%**

**81%

Television ****68%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 Dewka Purla?

■ Dewka Purla · ■ Nahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**902

Working population ****26.4%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 76.3% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (30%) · **■** Other work 52 (44%) · **■** Marginal 20 (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 Nahan

- Salani484 people
- Palion (131478 people
- Dhob Ghat459 people
- Mandlahan444 people
- Johron441 people
- Matar438 people
- Gara Bhudi417 people
- Simbal Wala409 people

[All 137 villages in Nahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/nahan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewka Purla?173001
- How far is Dewka Purla from Nahan?13 km by road
- What is the population of Dewka Purla?443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewka Purla in?Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewka Purla?83.6% (Census 2011)