# Jarja Village, Nahan, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nahan, Sirmaur 

# Jarja

Jarja is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **585 people in 127 households**, the 26th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 585people (2011)
- 127households
- 89.8%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Jarja PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023193

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

## How far is Jarja from nearby towns?

- Nahan (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)2 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)2 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 Jarja?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jarja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Banog
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nahan
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Jarja known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 23% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Jarja

Of every 100 households in Jarja in 2011, 98 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 32 a car.

■ Jarja · ■ Nahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****86%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****32%**

**6%

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

**13%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Jarja?

■ Jarja · ■ Nahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****741**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**902

Working population ****42.7%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 84.6% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 150 (60%) · **■** Marginal 99 (40%)

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

- Majholi684 people
- Uttam Wala Baraban670 people
- Bheron641 people
- Shambhu Wala629 people
- Surla Charjan573 people
- Gumti536 people
- Pipal Wala534 people
- Gadpela513 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jarja?173001
- How far is Jarja from Nahan?2 km by road
- What is the population of Jarja?585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarja in?Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jarja?89.8% (Census 2011)