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

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Tanash

Tanash is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172021**. The 2011 Census counted **382 people in 93 households**, the 29th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 382people (2011)
- 93households
- 85.6%literacy
- 172021PIN code

## Tanash PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172021
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023727

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

## How far is Tanash from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)101 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)59 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 Tanash?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Tanash; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nankhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Tanash known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and wheat**. About 73% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Tanash

Of every 100 households in Tanash in 2011, 100 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tanash · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**69%

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

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**36%

Use banking services ****98%**

**91%

Television ****83%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****49%**

**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 Tanash?

■ Tanash · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****690**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**959

Working population ****65.2%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 76.4% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (31%) · **■** Marginal 168 (67%)

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

- Kharan398 people
- Khamadi397 people
- Nagadhar395 people
- Grasu391 people
- Karangla356 people
- Kaleda347 people
- Dhnewati339 people
- Bani Basa315 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tanash?172021
- How far is Tanash from Shimla?101 km by road
- What is the population of Tanash?382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tanash in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Tanash?85.6% (Census 2011)