# Arah Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Arah

Arah is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **126 people in 22 households**, the 114th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 126people (2011)
- 22households
- 73.6%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Arah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arah is 171210.** Arah falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025915

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

## How far is Arah from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)156 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)56 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 Arah?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tikri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 wateruntreated 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 Arah known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 13% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Arah

Of every 100 households in Arah in 2011, 86 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arah · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

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

**44%

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

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**72%

Use banking services ****91%**

**79%

Television ****23%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Arah?

■ Arah · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**954

Working population ****60.3%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 69.8% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 57 (75%) · **■** Marginal 19 (25%)

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 Nerua

- Shathwal134 people
- Kashak133 people
- Halau132 people
- Gunsa131 people
- Shanag126 people
- Up Mahal Manolotua126 people
- Lachog125 people
- Up Mahal Gijorta124 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arah?171210
- How far is Arah from Shimla?156 km by road
- What is the population of Arah?126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arah in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Arah?73.6% (Census 2011)