# Nanjha Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Nanjha

Nanjha is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **54 people in 17 households**, the 153rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 54people (2011)
- 17households
- 86.3%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Nanjha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nanjha is 172030.** Nanjha falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023892

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

## How far is Nanjha from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)112 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)30 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 Nanjha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veergarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Nanjha known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 8% of the 101 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 Nanjha

Of every 100 households in Nanjha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Nanjha · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**18%

Tap water ****80%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**26%

Use banking services ****95%**

**87%

Television ****65%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****90%**

**87%

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 Nanjha?

■ Nanjha · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1250**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**935

Working population ****38.9%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 82.8% for women. 67% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (5%) · **■** Other work 5 (24%) · **■** Marginal 12 (57%)

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 Kumharsain

- Ser Dhar60 people
- Manan57 people
- Nahana57 people
- Chekul54 people
- D.P.F. Nagkelo51 people
- Chamor43 people
- Balinda41 people
- Kehri33 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nanjha?172030
- How far is Nanjha from Shimla?112 km by road
- What is the population of Nanjha?54 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nanjha in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nanjha?86.3% (Census 2011)