Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur
# Nigali

Nigali is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173025. The 2011 Census counted 209 people in 34 households, the 125th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 209 people (2011)
- 34 households
- 66.3% literacy
- 173025 PIN code

## Nigali PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Nigali is 173025. Nigali falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173025
- Community development block Paonta Sahib
- Census village code 023369

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

## How far is Nigali from nearby towns?
- Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ) 48 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 88 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 48 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nigali?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Nigali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 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
- 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 Nigali known for?

The main crops are maize, potato and ginger. About 22% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nigali

Of every 100 households in Nigali in 2011, 100 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nigali · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 96%
- Toilet within the home 41% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 59% 45%
- Tap water 38% 65%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 32%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 63%
- Use banking services 84% 76%
- Television 62% 63%
- Mobile phone 81% 65%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 31%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 7%
- None of these assets 9% 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 Nigali?

■ Nigali · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.3% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 928
- Working population 73.7% 41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 57.9% for women. 76% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 98 (64%) · ■ Other work 15 (10%) · ■ Marginal 41 (27%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Paonta Sahib
- Up Sampda Naya Kedarpur 244 people
- Swarah Landasi 235 people
- Badhana 221 people
- Kulthina 221 people
- Bakahan Kelewala 200 people
- Ambwala Singh Pura 195 people
- Smaun Kanyan 194 people
- Katwari Baghrat 193 people

All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Nigali? 173025
- How far is Nigali from Nahan? 88 km by road
- What is the population of Nigali? 209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nigali in? Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nigali? 66.3% (Census 2011)

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