# Grasu Village, Nankhari, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Grasu

Grasu is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172021**. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 85 households**, the 28th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 391people (2011)
- 85households
- 78.1%literacy
- 172021PIN code

## Grasu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Grasu is 172021.** Grasu falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172021
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023791

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

## How far is Grasu from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)135 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)40 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 Grasu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Grasu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhargla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Grasu known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 75% of the 65 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 Grasu

Of every 100 households in Grasu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Grasu · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**36%

Use banking services ****99%**

**91%

Television ****76%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Grasu?

■ Grasu · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1438**

**959

Working population ****75.2%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 64.5% for women. 78% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (7%) · **■** Marginal 271 (92%)

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 Nankhari

- Dhargala410 people
- Kharan398 people
- Khamadi397 people
- Nagadhar395 people
- Tanash382 people
- Karangla356 people
- Kaleda347 people
- Dhnewati339 people

[All 102 villages in Nankhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nankhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Grasu?172021
- How far is Grasu from Shimla?135 km by road
- What is the population of Grasu?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Grasu in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Grasu?78.1% (Census 2011)