Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur
# Nagheta

Nagheta is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173025. The 2011 Census counted 1,186 people in 187 households, the 34th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 1,186 people (2011)
- 187 households
- 75.6% literacy
- 173025 PIN code

## Nagheta PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nagheta is 173025. Nagheta falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173025
- Community development block Paonta Sahib
- Census village code 023374

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

## How far is Nagheta from nearby towns?
- Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 30 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nagheta?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Nagheta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kala Amb
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Nagheta known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and ginger. About 30% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nagheta

Of every 100 households in Nagheta in 2011, 95 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nagheta · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 96%
- Toilet within the home 31% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 69% 45%
- Tap water 95% 65%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 63%
- Use banking services 65% 76%
- Television 60% 63%
- Mobile phone 86% 65%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 6% 31%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 7%
- None of these assets 11% 11%
- Own their home 94% 88%

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

## What is the population of Nagheta?

■ Nagheta · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.6% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 919 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1200 928
- Working population 57.8% 41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 65.0% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 56 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 53 (8%) · ■ Marginal 574 (84%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Paonta Sahib
- Parduni 1,270 people
- Puruwala 1,244 people
- Sainwala Mubarakpur 1,239 people
- Muglawala Kartarpur 1,192 people
- Rajpur Daghali 1,168 people
- Bhuppur - II 1,156 people
- Bahral 1,152 people
- Behrewala 1,124 people

All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nagheta? 173025
- How far is Nagheta from Nahan? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Nagheta? 1,186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nagheta in? Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nagheta? 75.6% (Census 2011)

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