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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Ghala

Ghala is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **149 people in 27 households**, the 98th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 149people (2011)
- 27households
- 67.9%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Ghala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025804

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

## How far is Ghala from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)144 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)44 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 Ghala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ghala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dauchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Ghala known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 20% of the 41 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 Ghala

Of every 100 households in Ghala in 2011, 96 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ghala · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**72%

Use banking services ****56%**

**79%

Television ****59%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

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

**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 Ghala?

■ Ghala · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1191**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**954

Working population ****53.0%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 62.2% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (25%) · **■** Other work 11 (14%) · **■** Marginal 48 (61%)

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 Dhacchi160 people
- Up Mahal Himguan156 people
- Bavara154 people
- Up Mahal Kihri150 people
- Up Mahal Boharar149 people
- Hud147 people
- Pundrara145 people
- Up Mahal Koti145 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghala?173210
- How far is Ghala from Shimla?144 km by road
- What is the population of Ghala?149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghala in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghala?67.9% (Census 2011)