# Nera Village, Chaurah, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chaurah, Chamba 

# Nera

Nera is a village in Chaurah sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176316**. The 2011 Census counted **798 people in 130 households**, the 18th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 798people (2011)
- 130households
- 56.7%literacy
- 176316PIN code

## Nera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nera is 176316.** Nera falls in Chaurah sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176316
- Community development blockTisa
- Census village code006953

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

## How far is Nera from nearby towns?

- Bhanjraru (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)72 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)72 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 Nera?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Nera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhanjraru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kushnagri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Nera known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 13% of the 413 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 Nera

Of every 100 households in Nera in 2011, 96 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nera · ■ Chaurah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**68%

Tap water ****99%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**17%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**90%

Television ****35%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Nera?

■ Nera · ■ Chaurah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**1012

Working population ****59.5%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 43.3% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 106 (22%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 345 (73%)

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 Chaurah

- Shantewa871 people
- Shalela Bari869 people
- Daonri850 people
- Saunda845 people
- Khajwa797 people
- Tisa796 people
- Ghulei789 people
- Sathias777 people

[All 312 villages in Chaurah](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/chaurah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nera?176316
- How far is Nera from Chamba?72 km by road
- What is the population of Nera?798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nera in?Chamba district (Chaurah sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nera?56.7% (Census 2011)