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

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Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur 

# Rajban

Rajban is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,877 people in 444 households**, the 14th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,877people (2011)
- 444households
- 80.8%literacy
- 173302PIN code

## Rajban PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rajban is 173302.** Rajban falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173302
- Community development blockPaonta Sahib
- Census village code023343

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

## How far is Rajban from nearby towns?

- Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)62 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town)15 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 Rajban?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Rajban; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Poanta Sahib
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Rajban known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and wheat**. About 83% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Rajban

Of every 100 households in Rajban in 2011, 89 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Rajban · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**45%

Tap water ****90%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**63%

Use banking services ****88%**

**76%

Television ****74%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**7%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****36%**

**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 Rajban?

■ Rajban · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**928

Working population ****31.0%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 73.6% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 502 (86%) · **■** Marginal 33 (6%)

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

- Ganguwala Jamniwala2,073 people
- Danda2,003 people
- Rampur Majari1,977 people
- Puruwala Kanshipur1,923 people
- Palhori1,853 people
- Dobri1,798 people
- Mohkampur Nawada1,798 people
- Amboa1,735 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 Rajban?173302
- How far is Rajban from Nahan?62 km by road
- What is the population of Rajban?1,877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajban in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rajban?80.8% (Census 2011)
