# Shera Village, Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/shera/ Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra # Shera Shera is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176056**. The 2011 Census counted **340 people in 69 households**, the 79th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 340people (2011) - 69households - 86.8%literacy - 176056PIN code ## Shera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shera is 176056.** Shera falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176056 - Community development blockNagrota Bagwan - Census village code009929 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shera from nearby towns? - Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)19 km by road - Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town)10 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 Shera? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shaikhar - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gashtwad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagrota Bagwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Shera known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 49% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Shera Of every 100 households in Shera in 2011, 96 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 98 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Shera · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****79%** **67% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **33% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****98%** **54% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%** **45% Use banking services ****100%** **97% Television ****91%** **81% Mobile phone ****26%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****3%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Shera? ■ Shera · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **85.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **926 Working population ****50.6%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 80.8% for women. 45% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 51 (30%) · **■** Marginal 121 (70%) 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 Nagrota Bagwan - Pankhar350 people - Gujrehra348 people - Halehr343 people - Phalondi342 people - Pandtehr335 people - Gujrehra334 people - Niauda330 people - Habib Pura329 people [All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shera?176056 - How far is Shera from Dharmsala?19 km by road - What is the population of Shera?340 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shera in?Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shera?86.8% (Census 2011)