Village · Nalagarh, Solan
# Raiya

Raiya is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 174101. The 2011 Census counted 619 people in 115 households, the 54th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.
- 619 people (2011)
- 115 households
- 80.7% literacy
- 174101 PIN code

## Raiya PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Raiya is 174101. Raiya falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 174101
- Community development block Nalagarh
- Census village code 020797

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

## How far is Raiya from nearby towns?
- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Solan (district HQ) 96 km by road
- Nalagarh (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Raiya?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Raiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jogon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Raiya known for?

The main crops are wheat and maize. About 72% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Raiya

Of every 100 households in Raiya in 2011, 96 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Raiya · ■ Nalagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 97%
- Toilet within the home 40% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 58% 51%
- Tap water 1% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 30% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 58% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 41% 66%
- Use banking services 95% 82%
- Television 61% 74%
- Mobile phone 61% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 23% 32%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 11%
- None of these assets 5% 7%
- Own their home 96% 84%

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

## What is the population of Raiya?

■ Raiya · ■ Nalagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.7% 77.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 894
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 758 885
- Working population 34.6% 50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 74.3% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 153 (71%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 40 (19%) · ■ Marginal 20 (9%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nalagarh
- Palasi Kalan 645 people
- Majholi 623 people
- Karpalpur 622 people
- Dhana 619 people
- Dadhi Kanian 605 people
- Nikoowal 595 people
- Rakh Ram Singh 587 people
- Maganpura 582 people

All 302 villages in Nalagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Raiya? 174101
- How far is Raiya from Solan? 96 km by road
- What is the population of Raiya? 619 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raiya in? Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Raiya? 80.7% (Census 2011)

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