Village · Nerua, Shimla # Baraila Baraila is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173210. The 2011 Census counted 80 people in 14 households, the 149th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 80 people (2011) - 14 households - 68.9% literacy - 173210 PIN code ## Baraila PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Baraila is 173210. Baraila falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025805 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Baraila from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 146 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 46 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Baraila? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Baraila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Dauchi - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dauchi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rohru - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Baraila known for? The main crops are maize. About 19% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Baraila Of every 100 households in Baraila in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Baraila · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 90% - Toilet within the home 50% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 50% 55% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 7% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 72% - Use banking services 21% 79% - Television 50% 41% - Mobile phone 93% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 0% 15% - Own their home 100% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Baraila? ■ Baraila · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.9% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 954 - Working population 55.0% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 54.3% for women. 50% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 13 (30%) · ■ Other work 8 (18%) · ■ Marginal 23 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Kufar 92 people - Dhawandli 90 people - Up Mahal Kanda 90 people - Up Mahal Antrawali 86 people - Sarhach 80 people - Maheshund 78 people - Up Mahal Korag 73 people - Dokhra 69 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Baraila? 173210 - How far is Baraila from Shimla? 146 km by road - What is the population of Baraila? 80 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baraila in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Baraila? 68.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/baraila/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.