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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KANTA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 18896
- Pincode
- 174026
- Post office
- Kuthera BLP
- Population
- 419
- Households
- 103
- Literacy rate
- 80.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1138 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 237
Census 2011 · in context
How Parnal (536) compares
By population, Parnal (536) ranks #63 of 228 villages in Ghumarwin mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.2%
+2.7% vs mandal average
- Parnal (536)
- 80.2%
- Ghumarwin mandal
- 77.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,138
+120 vs mandal average
- Parnal (536)
- 1,138
- Ghumarwin mandal
- 1,018
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Parnal (536)
- 4.1
- Ghumarwin mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Parnal (536) at a glance
Parnal (536) is a village of 419 people in 103 households (Census 2011) in Ghumarwin tehsil, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, the 63rd-largest of 228 villages in Ghumarwin tehsil. Literacy is 80%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,138 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 174026, served by Kuthera BLP post office; the LGD village code is 18896. The sarpanch is KANTA DEVI , and the village votes in Ghumarwin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Dharmani. The population is estimated at 494 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parnal (536) · this village | 419 | 80% | — |
| Maihri Kathla (535) · Ghumarwin | 751 | 83% | — |
| Kulari (539) · Ghumarwin | 609 | 86% | — |
| Chhaproh (531) · Ghumarwin | 378 | 83% | — |
| Nalti (534) · Ghumarwin | 285 | 80% | — |
| Niun (538) · Ghumarwin | 150 | 93% | — |
| Paliyan (537) · Ghumarwin | 105 | 83% | — |
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Key facts — Parnal (536)
- LGD code
- 18896
- Pincode
- 174026
- Post office
- Kuthera BLP
- Population (Census 2011)
- 419
- Population (projected 2026)
- 494
- Households
- 103
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1138
- Literacy rate
- 80.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hamirpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ghumarwin
- Member of Parliament
- Anurag Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Dharmani
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KANTA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Ghumarwin
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 174026
- Kasohal (382)Ghumarwin mandal1,002 pop
- Jol Palakhin (363)Ghumarwin mandal820 pop
- Bhulsway (515)Ghumarwin mandal751 pop
- Maihri Kathla (535)Ghumarwin mandal751 pop
- Talwara (351)Ghumarwin mandal748 pop
- Nalti (471)Ghumarwin mandal694 pop
- Kuthera (360)Ghumarwin mandal684 pop
- Kulari (539)Ghumarwin mandal609 pop
- Tantha (510)Ghumarwin mandal511 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Parnal (536)
Other villages in Ghumarwin mandal
View all 60+ →- Amarpur (457)
- Malyawar (475)
- Chhat (236)
- Sandyar (234)
- Kothi (424)
- Rohin (473)
- Panol Gramin (456)
- Bari Majherwan (405)
- Bhadraun (502)
- Tiun Khas (425)
- Kasohal (382)
- Jablyana (480)
- Takrera (444)
- Bhadrog (383)
- Kotlu Brahmna (229)
- Badota Gramin (441)
- Chalehli (493)
- Jol Palakhin (363)
- Naswal (384)
- Sariun Khas (488)
- Bhulsway (515)
- Maihri Kathla (535)
- Talwara (351)
- Fatoh (447)
- Muthani (479)
- Patta Gramin (410)
- Balhu Kharyala (449)
- Bhajwani (194)
- Seu (385)
- Nalti (471)
- Kuthera (360)
- Massour (364)
- Hawan (500)
- Kasaru (389)
- Nanawan (478)
- Dabhla (415)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)