# Paprana Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Paprana

Paprana is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173101**. The 2011 Census counted **44 people in 10 households**, the 242nd largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 44people (2011)
- 10households
- 80.6%literacy
- 173101PIN code

## Paprana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paprana is 173101.** Paprana falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173101
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022877

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

## How far is Paprana from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)75 km by road
- Rajgarh (nearest town)30 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 Paprana?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Machehr
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bechar Bag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajgarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Paprana known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and tomato**. About 5% of the 78 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 Paprana

Of every 100 households in Paprana in 2011, 90 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paprana · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**22%

Tap water ****100%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****90%**

**90%

Television ****20%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

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

**8%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Paprana?

■ Paprana · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1316**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****7000**

**918

Working population ****79.5%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 66.7% for women. 89% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 24 (69%) · **■** Marginal 11 (31%)

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

- Benta49 people
- Kyar Dabhot49 people
- Gadaul Bhartiya46 people
- Kochharwa Kadakan45 people
- Anji43 people
- Kilbe Sitwar43 people
- Bhaghar Pawri41 people
- Sanauli41 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paprana?173101
- How far is Paprana from Nahan?75 km by road
- What is the population of Paprana?44 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paprana in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Paprana?80.6% (Census 2011)