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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Gastari

Gastari is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **170 people in 36 households**, the 89th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 170people (2011)
- 36households
- 78.8%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Gastari PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025701

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

## How far is Gastari from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)151 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)51 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 Gastari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gastari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Gastari known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Gastari

Of every 100 households in Gastari in 2011, 94 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gastari · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**55%

Tap water ****97%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**72%

Use banking services ****92%**

**79%

Television ****44%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Gastari?

■ Gastari · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**954

Working population ****70.0%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 67.9% for women. 71% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (22%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 82 (69%)

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

- Tikri176 people
- Up Mahal Kutah176 people
- Up Mahal Rohana176 people
- Bhartaun175 people
- Up Mahal Darbhar170 people
- Up Mahal Bawi164 people
- Up Mahal Khokha164 people
- Up Mahal Thacchli164 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gastari?171210
- How far is Gastari from Shimla?151 km by road
- What is the population of Gastari?170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gastari in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gastari?78.8% (Census 2011)