# Poash Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Poash

Poash is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **125 people in 24 households**, the 106th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 125people (2011)
- 24households
- 91.6%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Poash PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022452

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

## How far is Poash from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)31 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)31 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 Poash?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Poash; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jhajha
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chayal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 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 Poash known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 11% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Poash

Of every 100 households in Poash in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Poash · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**18%

Tap water ****92%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****76%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**13%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Poash?

■ Poash · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**917

Working population ****35.2%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.1% for men and 85.2% for women. 69% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 42 (95%) · **■** Other work 2 (5%)

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

- Kathli128 people
- Lachhog127 people
- Palashta Panjrol127 people
- Sanhech126 people
- Kangti124 people
- Chayawog123 people
- Jethna123 people
- Balangrur Rehan122 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poash?173215
- How far is Poash from Solan?31 km by road
- What is the population of Poash?125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poash in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poash?91.6% (Census 2011)