Village · Nahan, Sirmaur
# Jaitag

Jaitag is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173001. The 2011 Census counted 166 people in 30 households, the 90th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.
- 166 people (2011)
- 30 households
- 79.3% literacy
- 173001 PIN code

## Jaitag PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jaitag is 173001. Jaitag falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173001
- Community development block Nahan
- Census village code 023197

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jaitag from nearby towns?
- Nahan (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 17 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jaitag?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jamta
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jaitag known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 8% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jaitag

Of every 100 households in Jaitag in 2011, 100 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Jaitag · ■ Nahan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 47% 64%
- No toilet (open defecation) 53% 36%
- Tap water 100% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 65%
- Use banking services 100% 81%
- Television 47% 62%
- Mobile phone 70% 69%
- Computer with internet 3% 1%
- Two-wheeler 23% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 6%
- None of these assets 20% 13%
- Own their home 90% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jaitag?

■ Jaitag · ■ Nahan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.3% 80.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 231 902
- Working population 28.3% 45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 75.6% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 21 (45%) · ■ Marginal 26 (55%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nahan
- Makkar Wali 182 people
- Balsar 179 people
- Sanvra Katal 177 people
- Kathana 167 people
- Sherli Kotab 166 people
- Katorar 165 people
- Shahi Odar 165 people
- Nehrala 164 people

All 137 villages in Nahan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jaitag? 173001
- How far is Jaitag from Nahan? 17 km by road
- What is the population of Jaitag? 166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaitag in? Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jaitag? 79.3% (Census 2011)

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