# Maheshu Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Maheshu

Maheshu is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **77 people in 19 households**, the 45th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 77people (2011)
- 19households
- 84.1%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Maheshu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maheshu is 173217.** Maheshu falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024846

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

## How far is Maheshu from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)34 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)34 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 Maheshu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaunri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Junga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Maheshu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 19% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Maheshu

Of every 100 households in Maheshu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Maheshu · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**39%

Tap water ****75%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**73%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****88%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**8%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****94%**

**89%

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 Maheshu?

■ Maheshu · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1036

Working population ****40.3%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 88.2% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (13%) · **■** Other work 12 (39%) · **■** Marginal 8 (26%)

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 Junga

- Shalel87 people
- Bahli Khanlog85 people
- Jangal Bhalawag81 people
- Bhala Gaon78 people
- Thund71 people
- Dawaro70 people
- Kadaur63 people
- Kanena62 people

[All 65 villages in Junga](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/junga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maheshu?173217
- How far is Maheshu from Shimla?34 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshu?77 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshu in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshu?84.1% (Census 2011)