# Poliya Purohitan Village, Amb, Una (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/una/amb/poliya-purohitan/ Village · Amb, Una # Poliya Purohitan Poliya Purohitan is a village in Amb sub-district of Una district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177210**. The 2011 Census counted **367 people in 95 households**, the 132nd largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%. - 367people (2011) - 95households - 87.8%literacy - 177210PIN code ## Poliya Purohitan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poliya Purohitan is 177210.** Poliya Purohitan falls in Amb sub-district, Una district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177210 - Community development blockAmb - Census village code018241 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poliya Purohitan from nearby towns? - Amb (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Una (district HQ)55 km by road - Una (nearest town)55 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 Poliya Purohitan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Poliya Purohitan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Amb - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Una - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Poliya Purohitan known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 15% of the 360 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 Poliya Purohitan Of every 100 households in Poliya Purohitan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Poliya Purohitan · ■ Amb rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****85%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **36% Tap water ****100%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **63% Use banking services ****100%** **91% Television ****80%** **82% Mobile phone ****63%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****20%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Poliya Purohitan? ■ Poliya Purohitan · ■ Amb rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **88.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **858 Working population ****33.2%** **42.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 80.3% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (58%) · **■** Marginal 17 (14%) 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 Amb - Mohe Dhariye400 people - Matyalka394 people - Jijjar393 people - Dangoh Khurd392 people - Amb Tilla366 people - Jaman Kual348 people - Bhagrah344 people - Hatwal344 people [All 252 villages in Amb](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/una/amb/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poliya Purohitan?177210 - How far is Poliya Purohitan from Una?55 km by road - What is the population of Poliya Purohitan?367 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poliya Purohitan in?Una district (Amb sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Poliya Purohitan?87.8% (Census 2011)