Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur # Wasni Wasni is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173024. The 2011 Census counted 278 people in 60 households, the 55th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 278 people (2011) - 60 households - 90.4% literacy - 173024 PIN code ## Wasni PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Wasni is 173024. Wasni falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173024 - Community development block Pachhad - Census village code 022855 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Wasni from nearby towns? - Sarahan (sub-district HQ) 29 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 69 km by road - Solan (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Wasni? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Wasni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Solan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Solan - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - 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 Wasni known for? The main crops are maize, tomato and wheat. About 24% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Wasni Of every 100 households in Wasni in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Wasni · ■ Pachhad rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 96% - Toilet within the home 95% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 3% 22% - Tap water 100% 72% - Drinking water within premises 14% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 81% - Use banking services 98% 90% - Television 71% 64% - Mobile phone 75% 77% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 21% 9% - Car / jeep / van 6% 6% - None of these assets 11% 8% - Own their home 82% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Wasni? ■ Wasni · ■ Pachhad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.4% 85.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1059 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 918 - Working population 62.9% 65.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.2% for men and 86.8% for women. 61% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 135 (77%) · ■ Household industry 7 (4%) · ■ Other work 24 (14%) · ■ Marginal 9 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pachhad - Gadshaya 282 people - Batol 281 people - Shina 281 people - Dingri 279 people - Sarol Bashech 272 people - Dhar Chimlwa 266 people - Ajga 262 people - Bari Bhun Padahan 262 people All 263 villages in Pachhad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wasni? 173024 - How far is Wasni from Nahan? 69 km by road - What is the population of Wasni? 278 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wasni in? Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Wasni? 90.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/wasni/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.