# Paratha Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/paratha/ Village · Kasauli, Solan # Paratha Paratha is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173220**. The 2011 Census counted **414 people in 80 households**, the 26th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 414people (2011) - 80households - 73.8%literacy - 173220PIN code ## Paratha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paratha is 173220.** Paratha falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173220 - Community development blockDharampur - Census village code021737 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paratha from nearby towns? - Kasauli (sub-district HQ)52 km by road - Solan (district HQ)48 km by road - Parwanoo (nearest town)16 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 Paratha? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Paratha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumarahtti - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Paratha known for? The main crops are **wheat, tomato and maize**. About 74% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Paratha Of every 100 households in Paratha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Paratha · ■ Kasauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****54%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **22% Tap water ****24%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **42% Use banking services ****84%** **82% Television ****58%** **75% Mobile phone ****66%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****5%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **10% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **60% 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 Paratha? ■ Paratha · ■ Kasauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **84.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832** **826 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **907 Working population ****61.4%** **47.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 64.6% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (21%) · **■** Marginal 200 (79%) 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 Kasauli - Sanwara455 people - Jakhrora454 people - Khadin434 people - Nabon422 people - Thandu389 people - Sanawar382 people - Raro Paind378 people - Naraini364 people [All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paratha?173220 - How far is Paratha from Solan?48 km by road - What is the population of Paratha?414 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paratha in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Paratha?73.8% (Census 2011)