Village · Nerua, Shimla # D.P.F. Ranash D.P.F. Ranash is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171210. The 2011 Census counted 94 people in 21 households, the 143rd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 94 people (2011) - 21 households - 77.8% literacy - 171210 PIN code ## D.P.F. Ranash PIN code and other codes The PIN code of D.P.F. Ranash is 171210. D.P.F. Ranash falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171210 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025702 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is D.P.F. Ranash 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. ## What facilities are there in D.P.F. Ranash? 2 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Ranash; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Sanog - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pouria - ○ 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 - ○ Public bus service under 5 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 D.P.F. Ranash known for? The main crops are wheat and maize. About 7% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Ranash Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Ranash in 2011, 76 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ D.P.F. Ranash · ■ Nerua rural average - Electricity for lighting 76% 90% - Toilet within the home 5% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 55% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 100% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 52% 26% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 48% 72% - Use banking services 90% 79% - Television 48% 41% - Mobile phone 81% 78% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 5% 3% - None of these assets 14% 15% - Own their home 81% 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. Ranash? ■ D.P.F. Ranash · ■ Nerua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.8% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1089 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1600 954 - Working population 73.4% 56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 68.3% for women. 78% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 24 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (4%) · ■ Other work 3 (4%) · ■ Marginal 39 (57%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nerua - Soil 97 people - Reoshti Gaon 96 people - Up Mahal Itahal 96 people - Silori 95 people - Dauchi 93 people - Up Mahal Kufar 92 people - Dhawandli 90 people - Up Mahal Kanda 90 people All 247 villages in Nerua ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Ranash? 171210 - How far is D.P.F. Ranash from Shimla? 150 km by road - What is the population of D.P.F. Ranash? 94 (Census 2011) - Which district is D.P.F. Ranash in? Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Ranash? 77.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/d-p-f-ranash/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.