# Kishan Pura Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/kishan-pura/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Kishan Pura Kishan Pura is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **1,600 people in 334 households**, the 22nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,600people (2011) - 334households - 79.7%literacy - 173025PIN code ## Kishan Pura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kishan Pura is 173025.** Kishan Pura falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173025 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023320 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kishan Pura from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)43 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)4 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 Kishan Pura? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kishan Pura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Poanta Sahib - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Poanta Sahib - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Poanta Sahib - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Kishan Pura known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 71% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Kishan Pura Of every 100 households in Kishan Pura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kishan Pura · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****70%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **45% Tap water ****5%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **63% Use banking services ****64%** **76% Television ****68%** **63% Mobile phone ****70%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****36%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **7% None of these assets ****8%** **11% 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 Kishan Pura? ■ Kishan Pura · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **928 Working population ****34.6%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 69.1% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 409 (74%) · **■** Marginal 59 (11%) 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 - Amboa1,735 people - Tokion1,724 people - Bhatanwali1,642 people - Amar Kot1,624 people - Kiratpur Bhagwanpur1,572 people - Gojar Arian1,417 people - Toka Nagla1,408 people - Surajpur1,406 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 Kishan Pura?173025 - How far is Kishan Pura from Nahan?43 km by road - What is the population of Kishan Pura?1,600 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kishan Pura in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kishan Pura?79.7% (Census 2011)