# Parotha Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Parotha

Parotha is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **49 people in 10 households**, the 201st largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 49people (2011)
- 10households
- 73.7%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Parotha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parotha is 173215.** Parotha falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022392

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

## How far is Parotha from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)11 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)11 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 Parotha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Parotha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ghalai
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kandaghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Parotha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and beans**. About 15% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Parotha

Of every 100 households in Parotha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Parotha · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**63%

Use banking services ****82%**

**93%

Television ****73%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****18%**

**80%

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 Parotha?

■ Parotha · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****690**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**917

Working population ****49.0%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 53.3% for women. 59% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (25%) · **■** Other work 17 (71%)

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 Kandaghat

- Nain51 people
- Duh50 people
- Shakret50 people
- Kamliar49 people
- Neri48 people
- Diwin45 people
- Nauhra45 people
- Anji44 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parotha?173215
- How far is Parotha from Solan?11 km by road
- What is the population of Parotha?49 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parotha in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parotha?73.7% (Census 2011)