# Taruwala Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/taruwala/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Taruwala Taruwala is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **1,018 people in 215 households**, the 47th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,018people (2011) - 215households - 88.5%literacy - 173025PIN code ## Taruwala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Taruwala is 173025.** Taruwala falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173025 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023328 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Taruwala from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)45 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)3 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 Taruwala? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Taruwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Poanta Sahib - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Poanta Sahib - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Taruwala known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugarcane**. About 74% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Taruwala Of every 100 households in Taruwala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Taruwala · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****76%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **45% Tap water ****100%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **63% Use banking services ****82%** **76% Television ****78%** **63% Mobile phone ****92%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****41%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****1%** **11% Own their home ****85%** **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 Taruwala? ■ Taruwala · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119** **928 Working population ****29.5%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.7% for men and 82.1% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 49 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 238 (79%) · **■** Marginal 11 (4%) 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 - Rampur Banjaran1,050 people - Melion1,039 people - Banor1,025 people - Gondpur1,024 people - Behrampur Salamatpur1,008 people - Byas1,006 people - Ghutanpur987 people - Shiwa Ridana973 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 Taruwala?173025 - How far is Taruwala from Nahan?45 km by road - What is the population of Taruwala?1,018 (Census 2011) - Which district is Taruwala in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Taruwala?88.5% (Census 2011)