Village · Rajgarh, Sirmaur
# Phagu

Phagu is a village in Rajgarh sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173101. The 2011 Census counted 194 people in 36 households, the 108th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.
- 194 people (2011)
- 36 households
- 85.5% literacy
- 173101 PIN code

## Phagu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Phagu is 173101. Phagu falls in Rajgarh sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173101
- Community development block Rajgarh
- Census village code 022634

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

## How far is Phagu from nearby towns?
- Rajgarh (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 113 km by road
- Rajgarh (nearest town) 13 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Phagu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Phagu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Rajgarh
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajgarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajgarh
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Phagu known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and ginger. About 26% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Phagu

Of every 100 households in Phagu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phagu · ■ Rajgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 95%
- Toilet within the home 89% 56%
- No toilet (open defecation) 11% 43%
- Tap water 97% 80%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 81%
- Use banking services 56% 75%
- Television 53% 66%
- Mobile phone 61% 80%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 6%
- None of these assets 14% 8%
- Own their home 100% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Phagu?

■ Phagu · ■ Rajgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.5% 86.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 946
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1143 926
- Working population 87.1% 71.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 81.8% for women. 86% of men and 89% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 111 (66%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 56 (33%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rajgarh
- Tikar 209 people
- Karoli 206 people
- Dharoli 201 people
- Shaya 199 people
- Shamloh 194 people
- Dhaila Deothi 191 people
- Shalamun 185 people
- Dhanach Shayaghat 180 people

All 140 villages in Rajgarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Phagu? 173101
- How far is Phagu from Nahan? 113 km by road
- What is the population of Phagu? 194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phagu in? Sirmaur district (Rajgarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Phagu? 85.5% (Census 2011)

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