Village · Chaupal, Shimla
# Mashraon

Mashraon is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171211. The 2011 Census counted 87 people in 14 households, the 122nd largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.
- 87 people (2011)
- 14 households
- 85.3% literacy
- 171211 PIN code

## Mashraon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mashraon is 171211. Mashraon falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171211
- Community development block Chaupal
- Census village code 025447

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mashraon from nearby towns?
- Chaupal (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 125 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mashraon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Mashraon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Deot
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mashraon known for?

The main crops are maize and apple. About 32% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mashraon

Of every 100 households in Mashraon in 2011, 93 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mashraon · ■ Chaupal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 91%
- Toilet within the home 20% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 58%
- Tap water 100% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 71%
- Use banking services 60% 68%
- Television 67% 54%
- Mobile phone 53% 82%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 6%
- None of these assets 7% 11%
- Own their home 87% 87%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mashraon?

■ Mashraon · ■ Chaupal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.3% 77.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1122 954
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 3000 968
- Working population 86.2% 60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 81.1% for women. 95% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 56 (75%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (4%) · ■ Other work 4 (5%) · ■ Marginal 12 (16%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chaupal
- Bagah 91 people
- Kujwi 90 people
- Mohan Jotla 90 people
- Chiuna 88 people
- Pharach 86 people
- Gadhral 85 people
- Kurag 83 people
- Mandholi 81 people

All 218 villages in Chaupal

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mashraon? 171211
- How far is Mashraon from Shimla? 125 km by road
- What is the population of Mashraon? 87 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mashraon in? Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mashraon? 85.3% (Census 2011)

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