Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur
# Lohgarh

Lohgarh is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173001. The 2011 Census counted 465 people in 71 households, the 86th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 465 people (2011)
- 71 households
- 47.9% literacy
- 173001 PIN code

## Lohgarh PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Lohgarh is 173001. Lohgarh falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173001
- Community development block Paonta Sahib
- Census village code 023284

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

## How far is Lohgarh from nearby towns?
- Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 32 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Lohgarh?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lohgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Haripur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 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 and hand pumps
- 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 Lohgarh known for?

The main crops are wheat and maize. About 30% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Lohgarh

Of every 100 households in Lohgarh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lohgarh · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 96%
- Toilet within the home 9% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 45%
- Tap water 5% 65%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 63%
- Use banking services 45% 76%
- Television 2% 63%
- Mobile phone 41% 65%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 31% 31%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 7%
- None of these assets 41% 11%
- Own their home 100% 88%

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

## What is the population of Lohgarh?

■ Lohgarh · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 47.9% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 838 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 930 928
- Working population 30.8% 41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 31.4% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 85 (59%) · ■ Household industry 15 (10%) · ■ Other work 18 (13%) · ■ Marginal 23 (16%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Paonta Sahib
- Danda 537 people
- Ajauli 516 people
- Guruwala 497 people
- Up Sampda Batamandi 473 people
- Sirmauri Tal 464 people
- Kandon Phagar 462 people
- Khali Achhaun 449 people
- Maihat 439 people

All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Lohgarh? 173001
- How far is Lohgarh from Nahan? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Lohgarh? 465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohgarh in? Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lohgarh? 47.9% (Census 2011)

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