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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Gatu

Gatu is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **25 people in 5 households**, the 178th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district.

- 25people (2011)
- 5households
- 667females per 1,000 males
- 171210PIN code

## Gatu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025825

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

## How far is Gatu from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)141 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)41 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 Gatu?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gatu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shathwal
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kedi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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.

## Homes and amenities in Gatu

Of every 100 households in Gatu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gatu · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**55%

Tap water ****0%**

**92%

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

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**72%

Use banking services ****100%**

**79%

Television ****0%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gatu?

■ Gatu · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****0.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****667**

**947

Working population ****84.0%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 0.0% for men and 0.0% for women. 80% of men and 90% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 12 (57%) · **■** Marginal 9 (43%)

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

- Up Mahal Guahan33 people
- D.P.F Sarahn32 people
- Up Mahal Bawi32 people
- D.P.F Pawna27 people
- Up Mahal Dharandli22 people
- Up Mahal Charog21 people
- Manmaula20 people
- Up Mahal Chayama17 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gatu?171210
- How far is Gatu from Shimla?141 km by road
- What is the population of Gatu?25 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gatu in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh