# Toranwala Village, Nalagarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nalagarh, Solan 

# Toranwala

Toranwala is a village in Nalagarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174101**. The 2011 Census counted **54 people in 9 households**, the 254th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 54people (2011)
- 9households
- 81.2%literacy
- 174101PIN code

## Toranwala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Toranwala is 174101.** Toranwala falls in Nalagarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174101
- Community development blockNalagarh
- Census village code020968

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

## How far is Toranwala from nearby towns?

- Nalagarh (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)96 km by road
- Nalagarh (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 Toranwala?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Toranwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jhiran
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Majholi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes 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 Toranwala known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 16% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Toranwala

Of every 100 households in Toranwala in 2011, 56 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Toranwala · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**51%

Tap water ****11%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**59%

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

**28%

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

**66%

Use banking services ****100%**

**82%

Television ****33%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**11%

None of these assets ****33%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**84%

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 Toranwala?

■ Toranwala · ■ Nalagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**885

Working population ****42.6%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 79.2% for women. 67% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (9%) · **■** Other work 9 (39%) · **■** Marginal 12 (52%)

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 Nalagarh

- Kheri57 people
- Khobla57 people
- Katal55 people
- Dhar Kotla54 people
- Chhaban53 people
- Chanog52 people
- Chhapru51 people
- Riya51 people

[All 302 villages in Nalagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/nalagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Toranwala?174101
- How far is Toranwala from Solan?96 km by road
- What is the population of Toranwala?54 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Toranwala in?Solan district (Nalagarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Toranwala?81.2% (Census 2011)