Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur
# Agrau

Agrau is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173025. The 2011 Census counted 388 people in 63 households, the 97th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 388 people (2011)
- 63 households
- 66.9% literacy
- 173025 PIN code

## Agrau PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Agrau is 173025. Agrau falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173025
- Community development block Paonta Sahib
- Census village code 023365

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

## How far is Agrau from nearby towns?
- Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 25 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Agrau?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nagheta
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 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 Agrau known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. About 48% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Agrau

Of every 100 households in Agrau in 2011, 100 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Agrau · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 32% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 68% 45%
- Tap water 100% 65%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 39% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 61% 63%
- Use banking services 80% 76%
- Television 61% 63%
- Mobile phone 70% 65%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 7% 31%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 7%
- None of these assets 20% 11%
- Own their home 99% 88%

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

## What is the population of Agrau?

■ Agrau · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1042 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 786 928
- Working population 60.8% 41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 53.4% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 70 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (5%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 57 (24%) · ■ Marginal 94 (40%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Paonta Sahib
- Puruwala Santokhgarh 434 people
- Sampda Shubh Khera 419 people
- Madhara 414 people
- Dharam Kot 389 people
- Baroti Wala 379 people
- Bhaila 376 people
- Patti Natha Singh 372 people
- Ram Nagar 368 people

All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Agrau? 173025
- How far is Agrau from Nahan? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Agrau? 388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agrau in? Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Agrau? 66.9% (Census 2011)

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