# Rail Village, Nadaun, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur 

# Rail

Rail is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177045**. The 2011 Census counted **271 people in 60 households**, the 86th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 271people (2011)
- 60households
- 88.0%literacy
- 177045PIN code

## Rail PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rail is 177045.** Rail falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177045
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016802

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

## How far is Rail from nearby towns?

- Nadaun (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)19 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)13 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 Rail?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Rail; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Rail known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 55% of the 49 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 Rail

Of every 100 households in Rail in 2011, 100 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rail · ■ Nadaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**13%

Tap water ****68%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**78%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****88%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Rail?

■ Rail · ■ Nadaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**869

Working population ****55.7%**

**61.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 82.7% for women. 51% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (24%) · **■** Marginal 85 (56%)

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 Nadaun

- Rangas279 people
- Guriali275 people
- Manjheli274 people
- Garni271 people
- Dhamandar268 people
- Garrdhun268 people
- Sankar266 people
- Dodan Kalan262 people

[All 371 villages in Nadaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/nadaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rail?177045
- How far is Rail from Hamirpur?19 km by road
- What is the population of Rail?271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rail in?Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rail?88.0% (Census 2011)