# Tauru Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/tauru/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Tauru Tauru is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **889 people in 140 households**, the 62nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 889people (2011) - 140households - 64.9%literacy - 173025PIN code ## Tauru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tauru is 173025.** Tauru falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173025 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023376 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tauru from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)78 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)33 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 Tauru? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Tauru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagheta - ○Degree college10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 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, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Tauru known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and ginger**. About 34% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Tauru Of every 100 households in Tauru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Tauru · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****62%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **45% Tap water ****100%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **63% Use banking services ****77%** **76% Television ****45%** **63% Mobile phone ****58%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****0%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **7% None of these assets ****26%** **11% Own their home ****100%** **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 Tauru? ■ Tauru · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065** **928 Working population ****42.3%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 55.0% for women. 63% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 175 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (10%) · **■** Marginal 157 (42%) 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 - Narain Garh909 people - Fatehpur902 people - Kansar896 people - Bain Kuan889 people - Gulab Garh888 people - Kishan Kot799 people - Akal Garh780 people - Kanhu Wala773 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 Tauru?173025 - How far is Tauru from Nahan?78 km by road - What is the population of Tauru?889 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tauru in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tauru?64.9% (Census 2011)