# Maihat Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur 

# Maihat

Maihat is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 73 households**, the 90th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 439people (2011)
- 73households
- 82.6%literacy
- 173025PIN code

## Maihat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maihat is 173025.** Maihat falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173025
- Community development blockPaonta Sahib
- Census village code023258

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maihat from nearby towns?

- Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)33 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town)30 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 Maihat?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Maihat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dadahu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Maihat known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 15% of the 216 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 Maihat

Of every 100 households in Maihat in 2011, 94 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Maihat · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**45%

Tap water ****100%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**63%

Use banking services ****90%**

**76%

Television ****62%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**7%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Maihat?

■ Maihat · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****610**

**928

Working population ****60.8%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 72.0% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 31 (12%) · **■** Other work 38 (14%) · **■** Marginal 198 (74%)

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

- Lohgarh465 people
- Sirmauri Tal464 people
- Kandon Phagar462 people
- Khali Achhaun449 people
- Sukh Chainpur439 people
- Chhichheti435 people
- Puruwala Santokhgarh434 people
- Sampda Shubh Khera419 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 Maihat?173025
- How far is Maihat from Nahan?33 km by road
- What is the population of Maihat?439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maihat in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maihat?82.6% (Census 2011)