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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANJU KAUNDAL
Contact: 88****3925
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- LGD code
- 22392
- Pincode
- 173215
- Post office
- Kandaghat
- Population
- 49
- Households
- 10
- Literacy rate
- 57.1%
- Sex ratio
- 690 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 24
Census 2011 · in context
How Parotha (448) compares
By population, Parotha (448) ranks #118 of 163 villages in Kandaghat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.1%
−20.1% vs mandal average
- Parotha (448)
- 57.1%
- Kandaghat mandal
- 77.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
690
−239 vs mandal average
- Parotha (448)
- 690
- Kandaghat mandal
- 929
Household size
people per home
4.9
Same as the mandal average
- Parotha (448)
- 4.9
- Kandaghat mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Parotha (448) at a glance
Parotha (448) is a village of 49 people in 10 households (Census 2011) in Kandaghat tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 118th-largest of 163 villages in Kandaghat tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 20 points below the tehsil average of 77% and the sex ratio is 690 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173215, served by Kandaghat post office; the LGD village code is 22392. The sarpanch is ANJU KAUNDAL. The population is estimated at 58 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mahi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parotha (448) · this village | 49 | 57% | — |
| Ded (446) · Kandaghat | 201 | 79% | — |
| Hathon (437) · Kandaghat | 186 | 81% | — |
| Palhech (438) · Kandaghat | 184 | 73% | — |
| Mahi (445) · Kandaghat | 147 | 70% | — |
| Ghalai (449) · Kandaghat | 141 | 78% | — |
| Kadhar (442) · Kandaghat | 129 | 82% | — |
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Notice board · Parotha (448)
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Key facts — Parotha (448)
- LGD code
- 22392
- Pincode
- 173215
- Post office
- Kandaghat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 49
- Population (projected 2026)
- 58
- Households
- 10
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 690
- Literacy rate
- 57.1%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANJU KAUNDAL
- Block / Mandal
- Kandaghat
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Nalagarh (30.4 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Dispensary, Baruna (30.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bharatgarh (35.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 173215
- Up Mohal Sirinagar (441/1)Kandaghat mandal2,126 pop
- Up Mohal Dolag (441/3)Kandaghat mandal871 pop
- Rehed (505)Kandaghat mandal700 pop
- Silhari (430)Kandaghat mandal637 pop
- Domehar (70)Kandaghat mandal616 pop
- Up Mohal Dhali (441/2)Kandaghat mandal434 pop
- Kohari (418)Kandaghat mandal362 pop
- Gaura (513)Kandaghat mandal329 pop
- Majhol (62)Kandaghat mandal327 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Parotha (448)
Other villages in Kandaghat mandal
View all 60+ →- Up Mohal Sirinagar (441/1)
- Wakna (275)
- Rachiana (92)
- Up Mohal Dolag (441/3)
- Bisha (423)
- Rehed (505)
- Silhari (430)
- Domehar (70)
- Chohra (476)
- Bhuira (488)
- Banjani (456)
- Basha (402)
- Up Mohal Dhali (441/2)
- Kurgal (509)
- Kohari (418)
- Gaura (513)
- Majhol (62)
- Tundal (408)
- Thana Bharol (406)
- Dehun (429)
- Nagali (497)
- Kanodi (502)
- Mihani (472)
- Shilai (460)
- Tikkari (504)
- Kyari (427)
- Binu (462)
- Kalhog (410)
- Sainj (416)
- Tananji (503)
- Badoon (407)
- Jhajha (451)
- Up Mohal Dharyan (412/2)
- Up Mohal Dochi (412/3)
- Jakhed (484)
- Dhiari (424)
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)