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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Burch

Burch is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **40 people in 8 households**, the 165th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 40people (2011)
- 8households
- 66.7%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Burch PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025697

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

## How far is Burch from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)150 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)50 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 Burch?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Burch; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ranwi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pouria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 Burch known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 16% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Burch

Of every 100 households in Burch in 2011, 75 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Burch · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**55%

Tap water ****88%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**72%

Use banking services ****62%**

**79%

Television ****25%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****25%**

**15%

Own their home ****62%**

**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 Burch?

■ Burch · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1105**

**947

Working population ****52.5%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 52.4% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (19%) · **■** Marginal 16 (76%)

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 Phajabag55 people
- Up Mahal Dhar54 people
- Up Mahal Dakehar52 people
- D.P.F. Barhanu48 people
- D.P.F. Chila39 people
- Dhar39 people
- Up Mahal Ghadch39 people
- D.P.F. Gorar38 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Burch?171210
- How far is Burch from Shimla?150 km by road
- What is the population of Burch?40 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burch in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Burch?66.7% (Census 2011)