Village · Nahan, Sirmaur
# Pipal Wala

Pipal Wala is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173030. The 2011 Census counted 534 people in 116 households, the 29th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.
- 534 people (2011)
- 116 households
- 78.2% literacy
- 173030 PIN code

## Pipal Wala PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Pipal Wala is 173030. Pipal Wala falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173030
- Community development block Nahan
- Census village code 023184

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

## How far is Pipal Wala from nearby towns?
- Nahan (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 16 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town) 16 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Pipal Wala?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pipal Wala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● 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
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Pipal Wala known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 38% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pipal Wala

Of every 100 households in Pipal Wala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pipal Wala · ■ Nahan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 98%
- Toilet within the home 36% 64%
- No toilet (open defecation) 64% 36%
- Tap water 78% 84%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 26% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 65%
- Use banking services 35% 81%
- Television 59% 62%
- Mobile phone 66% 69%
- Computer with internet 3% 1%
- Two-wheeler 21% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 6%
- None of these assets 9% 13%
- Own their home 91% 89%

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

## What is the population of Pipal Wala?

■ Pipal Wala · ■ Nahan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.2% 80.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 914 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 815 902
- Working population 29.2% 45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 72.5% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 31 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 29 (19%) · ■ Household industry 5 (3%) · ■ Other work 65 (42%) · ■ Marginal 26 (17%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nahan
- Shambhu Wala 629 people
- Jarja 585 people
- Surla Charjan 573 people
- Gumti 536 people
- Gadpela 513 people
- Neron Kotdi 506 people
- Dhar Kiyari 503 people
- Salani 484 people

All 137 villages in Nahan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Pipal Wala? 173030
- How far is Pipal Wala from Nahan? 16 km by road
- What is the population of Pipal Wala? 534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pipal Wala in? Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pipal Wala? 78.2% (Census 2011)

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