# Byas Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/byas/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Byas Byas is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173020**. The 2011 Census counted **1,006 people in 204 households**, the 49th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,006people (2011) - 204households - 74.4%literacy - 173020PIN code ## Byas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Byas is 173020.** Byas falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173020 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023297 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Byas from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)38 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)11 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 Byas? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Byas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamniwala - ○Degree college10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Byas known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 78% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Byas Of every 100 households in Byas in 2011, 97 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Byas · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****16%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **45% Tap water ****65%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **63% Use banking services ****83%** **76% Television ****66%** **63% Mobile phone ****68%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **7% None of these assets ****10%** **11% Own their home ****100%** **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 Byas? ■ Byas · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **928 Working population ****32.2%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 64.9% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 54 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 235 (73%) · **■** Marginal 34 (10%) 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 Paonta Sahib - Banor1,025 people - Gondpur1,024 people - Taruwala1,018 people - Behrampur Salamatpur1,008 people - Ghutanpur987 people - Shiwa Ridana973 people - Haripur Tohana967 people - Bangran965 people [All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Byas?173020 - How far is Byas from Nahan?38 km by road - What is the population of Byas?1,006 (Census 2011) - Which district is Byas in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Byas?74.4% (Census 2011)