# Argu Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Argu

Argu is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173229**. The 2011 Census counted **94 people in 20 households**, the 199th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 94people (2011)
- 20households
- 83.1%literacy
- 173229PIN code

## Argu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Argu is 173229.** Argu falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173229
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022700

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

## How far is Argu from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)67 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)23 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 Argu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Argu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shina
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kujji
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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
- 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 Argu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 18% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Argu

Of every 100 households in Argu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Argu · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**22%

Tap water ****80%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**81%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****80%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**88%

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 Argu?

■ Argu · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4500**

**918

Working population ****57.4%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 72.5% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 7 (13%) · **■** Marginal 15 (28%)

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 Pachhad

- Kanhut Jawana96 people
- Bani Bakholi95 people
- Kehnal Sadhana95 people
- Mohana Suchali95 people
- Manghauri-Sohal92 people
- Salor Rangari92 people
- Deoria Chataur91 people
- Shaya Malag91 people

[All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Argu?173229
- How far is Argu from Nahan?67 km by road
- What is the population of Argu?94 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Argu in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Argu?83.1% (Census 2011)