# Mahrar Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/mahrar/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Mahrar Mahrar is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 123 households**, the 81st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 564people (2011) - 123households - 70.9%literacy - 173025PIN code ## Mahrar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahrar is 173025.** Mahrar falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173025 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023273 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahrar from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)33 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)22 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 Mahrar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahrar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Grinagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paonta Sahib - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Mahrar known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 73% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mahrar Of every 100 households in Mahrar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Mahrar · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **96% Toilet within the home ****68%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **45% Tap water ****74%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%** **63% Use banking services ****92%** **76% Television ****81%** **63% Mobile phone ****83%** **65% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****37%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****9%** **11% Own their home ****44%** **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 Mahrar? ■ Mahrar · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780** **928 Working population ****33.0%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 63.8% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 139 (75%) · **■** Marginal 41 (22%) 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 - Bharli613 people - Kundiyon613 people - Klatha608 people - Bharog Baneri595 people - Danda537 people - Ajauli516 people - Guruwala497 people - Up Sampda Batamandi473 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 Mahrar?173025 - How far is Mahrar from Nahan?33 km by road - What is the population of Mahrar?564 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahrar in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mahrar?70.9% (Census 2011)