Village · Nahan, Sirmaur
# Paploh

Paploh is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173001. The 2011 Census counted 131 people in 23 households, the 108th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.
- 131 people (2011)
- 23 households
- 79.6% literacy
- 173001 PIN code

## Paploh PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Paploh is 173001. Paploh falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173001
- Community development block Nahan
- Census village code 023110

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

## How far is Paploh from nearby towns?
- Nahan (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town) 35 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Paploh?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Paploh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bhong
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sarahan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nahan
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 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 Paploh known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 36% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Paploh

Of every 100 households in Paploh in 2011, 96 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paploh · ■ Nahan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 98%
- Toilet within the home 61% 64%
- No toilet (open defecation) 39% 36%
- Tap water 70% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 65%
- Use banking services 78% 81%
- Television 70% 62%
- Mobile phone 78% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 6%
- None of these assets 4% 13%
- Own their home 100% 89%

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

## What is the population of Paploh?

■ Paploh · ■ Nahan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.6% 80.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 747 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 902
- Working population 71.8% 45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 70.0% for women. 71% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 39 (41%) · ■ Marginal 48 (51%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nahan
- Dhirath 138 people
- Gaunt 137 people
- Dadhog 135 people
- Chamba Shil 131 people
- Main Dhar 129 people
- Ser Baron 127 people
- Chamyar Kurar 125 people
- Dhakranwala 125 people

All 137 villages in Nahan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Paploh? 173001
- How far is Paploh from Nahan? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Paploh? 131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paploh in? Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paploh? 79.6% (Census 2011)

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