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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Gain

Gain is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 40 households**, the 57th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 229people (2011)
- 40households
- 73.3%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Gain PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gain is 173210.** Gain falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025782

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

## How far is Gain from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)136 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)36 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 Gain?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gain; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nerua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Gain known for?

The main crops are **vegetables**. About 8% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gain

Of every 100 households in Gain in 2011, 91 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gain · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**25%

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

**26%

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

**72%

Use banking services ****84%**

**79%

Television ****46%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**15%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Gain?

■ Gain · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**954

Working population ****46.3%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 67.0% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 40 (38%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 57 (54%)

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

- Rinjat236 people
- Up Mahal Rusla233 people
- Up Mahal Sarahn233 people
- Up Mahal Kheelar232 people
- Lalon229 people
- Up Mahal Gadha229 people
- Up Mahal Kanal222 people
- Up Mahal Kandi218 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gain?173210
- How far is Gain from Shimla?136 km by road
- What is the population of Gain?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gain in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gain?73.3% (Census 2011)