Village · Shalai, Sirmaur # Pab Pab is a village in Shalai sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173027. The 2011 Census counted 709 people in 85 households, the 20th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 709 people (2011) - 85 households - 68.8% literacy - 173027 PIN code ## Pab PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pab is 173027. Pab falls in Shalai sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173027 - Community development block Shillai - Census village code 023444 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pab from nearby towns? - Shalai (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 103 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 55 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pab? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pab; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shalai - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shalai - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shalai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Pab known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and paddy. About 28% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pab Of every 100 households in Pab in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Pab · ■ Shalai rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 86% - Toilet within the home 60% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 40% 59% - Tap water 94% 74% - Drinking water within premises 35% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 90% - Use banking services 70% 80% - Television 63% 41% - Mobile phone 93% 77% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 2% - Car / jeep / van 4% 4% - None of these assets 6% 17% - Own their home 95% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pab? ■ Pab · ■ Shalai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 902 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1278 957 - Working population 48.1% 58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 59.6% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 72 (21%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 73 (21%) · ■ Marginal 194 (57%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shalai - Bindla Digwa 896 people - Sayasu 816 people - Bambal 797 people - Matiana 763 people - Diyandon 529 people - Nawna Bhatwar 447 people - Kiyana 429 people - Bagna 412 people All 28 villages in Shalai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pab? 173027 - How far is Pab from Nahan? 103 km by road - What is the population of Pab? 709 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pab in? Sirmaur district (Shalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pab? 68.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/shalai/pab-023444/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.