# Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 

# Nerua

Nerua is a sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. At the 2011 Census it had **36,517 people**, no towns and 247 villages (189 inhabited). The largest village is Up Mahal Nerua (2,293 people).

- 36,517people (2011)
- 247villages
- 0towns
- 73.1%literacy

## Population of Nerua compared with Shimla

■ Nerua · ■ Shimla district

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**925

Working population ****56.8%**

**52.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nerua

Of every 100 households in Nerua in 2011, 90 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nerua · ■ Shimla district

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**29%

Tap water ****92%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**36%

Use banking services ****79%**

**85%

Television ****41%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**13%

None of these assets ****15%**

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**70%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Nerua

- Up Mahal Nerua · 2,293 people
- Shilgaon · 608 people
- Shawala · 600 people
- Manewati · 514 people
- Madhana · 503 people
- Up Mahal Keyarla · 495 people
- Kharachli · 478 people
- Guma · 476 people
- Up Mahal Tharoch · 476 people
- Up Mahal Bhabhia · 474 people
- Up Mahal Moolshak · 463 people
- Up Mahal Tarshanoo · 461 people
- Jhandua · 401 people
- Kima Chandrauli · 393 people
- Up Mahal Bandar · 392 people
- Up Mahal Bagan · 380 people

[All 247 villages in Nerua →](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Nerua?247 (189 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Nerua in?Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh
- What is the population of Nerua?36,517 (Census 2011)