# Puruwala Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/puruwala/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Puruwala Puruwala is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **1,244 people in 240 households**, the 31st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,244people (2011) - 240households - 67.1%literacy - 173025PIN code ## Puruwala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puruwala is 173025.** Puruwala falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173025 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023359 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puruwala from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)60 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)12 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 Puruwala? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Puruwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gorkhuwala - ○Degree college10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Puruwala known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and wheat**. About 79% of the 150 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 Puruwala Of every 100 households in Puruwala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Puruwala · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****34%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **45% Tap water ****17%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **63% Use banking services ****81%** **76% Television ****62%** **63% Mobile phone ****49%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****20%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **7% None of these assets ****14%** **11% Own their home ****97%** **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 Puruwala? ■ Puruwala · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **928 Working population ****38.9%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 55.2% for women. 54% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 160 (33%) · **■** Marginal 254 (52%) 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 - Badripur1,401 people - Bharapur1,400 people - Nihal Garh1,297 people - Parduni1,270 people - Sainwala Mubarakpur1,239 people - Muglawala Kartarpur1,192 people - Nagheta1,186 people - Rajpur Daghali1,168 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 Puruwala?173025 - How far is Puruwala from Nahan?60 km by road - What is the population of Puruwala?1,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puruwala in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Puruwala?67.1% (Census 2011)