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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Bajah

Bajah is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **348 people in 61 households**, the 23rd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 348people (2011)
- 61households
- 70.3%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Bajah PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025905

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

## How far is Bajah from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)144 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)44 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 Bajah?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bajah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nerua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 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 Bajah known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 38% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Bajah

Of every 100 households in Bajah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bajah · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**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 ****72%**

**79%

Television ****30%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

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

**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 Bajah?

■ Bajah · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**954

Working population ****64.4%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 58.5% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 103 (46%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 109 (49%)

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

- Up Mahal Tikri372 people
- Up Mahal Manu371 people
- Irra366 people
- Up Mahal Gayan358 people
- Up Mahal Munduchli343 people
- Mashran342 people
- Up Mahal Bholala325 people
- Diandli318 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bajah?171210
- How far is Bajah from Shimla?144 km by road
- What is the population of Bajah?348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bajah in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bajah?70.3% (Census 2011)