Village · Nerua, Shimla # D.P.F. Barhanu D.P.F. Barhanu is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 48 people in 10 households, the 164th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 48 people (2011) - 10 households - 58.1% literacy - 171210 PIN code ## D.P.F. Barhanu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of D.P.F. Barhanu is 171210. D.P.F. Barhanu falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025882 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is D.P.F. Barhanu from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 138 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in D.P.F. Barhanu? 4 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Barhanu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bhoot - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Barhanu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerua - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 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 D.P.F. Barhanu known for? The main crops are tomato and wheat. About 5% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Barhanu Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Barhanu in 2011, 80 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ D.P.F. Barhanu · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 90% - Toilet within the home 80% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 20% 55% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 0% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 72% - Use banking services 10% 79% - Television 10% 41% - Mobile phone 30% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 70% 15% - Own their home 90% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of D.P.F. Barhanu? ■ D.P.F. Barhanu · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.1% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 846 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 954 - Working population 54.2% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 40.0% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (8%) · ■ Marginal 12 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Up Mahal Mandal 55 people - Up Mahal Phajabag 55 people - Up Mahal Dhar 54 people - Up Mahal Dakehar 52 people - Burch 40 people - D.P.F. Chila 39 people - Dhar 39 people - Up Mahal Ghadch 39 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Barhanu? 171210 - How far is D.P.F. Barhanu from Shimla? 138 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Barhanu? 48 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Barhanu in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Barhanu? 58.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/d-p-f-barhanu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.