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

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Nawan

Nawan is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172001**. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 62 households**, the 41st largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 274people (2011)
- 62households
- 75.3%literacy
- 172001PIN code

## Nawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nawan is 172001.** Nawan falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172001
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023708

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

## How far is Nawan from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road
- Rampur (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 Nawan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nawan; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kandla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barach
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 Nawan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 38% of the 172 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 Nawan

Of every 100 households in Nawan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Nawan · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**31%

Tap water ****98%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**36%

Use banking services ****74%**

**91%

Television ****86%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Nawan?

■ Nawan · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**959

Working population ****84.3%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 62.8% for women. 85% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (35%) · **■** Marginal 148 (64%)

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

- Karoli295 people
- Chakti291 people
- Mandoli291 people
- Bhamnoli285 people
- Sharog274 people
- Delath273 people
- Kalmog272 people
- Byunthal258 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nawan?172001
- How far is Nawan from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Nawan?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nawan in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nawan?75.3% (Census 2011)