Village · Chirgaon, Shimla # Nandla Nandla is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171214. The 2011 Census counted 775 people in 153 households, the 11th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 775 people (2011) - 153 households - 69.6% literacy - 171214 PIN code ## Nandla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nandla is 171214. Nandla falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171214 - Community development block Chauhara - Census village code 026595 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nandla from nearby towns? - Chirgaon (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 150 km by road - Rohru (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nandla? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Nandla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jangala - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shima - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rohru - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Nandla known for? The main crops are apple, maize and paddy. About 20% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nandla Of every 100 households in Nandla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Nandla · ■ Chirgaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 90% - Toilet within the home 27% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 68% - Tap water 100% 94% - Drinking water within premises 81% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 67% 38% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 33% 58% - Use banking services 94% 80% - Television 71% 56% - Mobile phone 92% 80% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 2% 6% - None of these assets 6% 12% - Own their home 95% 84% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nandla? ■ Nandla · ■ Chirgaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.6% 70.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1013 936 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 878 884 - Working population 47.7% 52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 57.3% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 290 (78%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (2%) · ■ Household industry 14 (4%) · ■ Other work 58 (16%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chirgaon - Masli 914 people - Gajyani 864 people - Todsa 848 people - Telga 831 people - Dali 714 people - Thana 699 people - Tikri 664 people - Jhatwari 629 people All 152 villages in Chirgaon ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nandla? 171214 - How far is Nandla from Shimla? 150 km by road - What is the population of Nandla? 775 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nandla in? Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Nandla? 69.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/nandla/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.