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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Gaoncha

Gaoncha is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **194 people in 37 households**, the 74th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 194people (2011)
- 37households
- 82.7%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Gaoncha PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025878

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

## How far is Gaoncha from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)135 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)35 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 Gaoncha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gaoncha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Barhanu
- ○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
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Gaoncha known for?

The main crops are **tomato and wheat**. About 41% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gaoncha

Of every 100 households in Gaoncha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaoncha · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**55%

Tap water ****76%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**72%

Use banking services ****100%**

**79%

Television ****13%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gaoncha?

■ Gaoncha · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**954

Working population ****57.2%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 72.6% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 55 (50%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 47 (42%)

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

- Lohan201 people
- Up Mahal Chhachar197 people
- Up Mahal Khakhrona196 people
- Up Mahal Chour195 people
- Bagna190 people
- Poran190 people
- Up Mahal Kandal189 people
- D.P.F. Gaoncha188 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaoncha?171210
- How far is Gaoncha from Shimla?135 km by road
- What is the population of Gaoncha?194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaoncha in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaoncha?82.7% (Census 2011)