# Guma Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/guma/ Village · Nerua, Shimla # Guma Guma is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 96 households**, the 8th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 476people (2011) - 96households - 75.6%literacy - 171210PIN code ## Guma PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Guma is 171210.** Guma falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171210 - Community development blockChaupal - Census village code025841 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Guma from nearby towns? - Nerua (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)153 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town)53 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 Guma? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Guma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bohar - ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ 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 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 Guma known for? The main crops are **maize and tomato**. About 15% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Guma Of every 100 households in Guma in 2011, 85 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Guma · ■ Nerua rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **90% Toilet within the home ****27%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **55% Tap water ****95%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **72% Use banking services ****99%** **79% Television ****33%** **41% Mobile phone ****88%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **15% Own their home ****78%** **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 Guma? ■ Guma · ■ Nerua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****718** **954 Working population ****56.9%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 70.2% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 66 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 186 (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 - Manewati514 people - Madhana503 people - Up Mahal Keyarla495 people - Kharachli478 people - Up Mahal Tharoch476 people - Up Mahal Bhabhia474 people - Up Mahal Moolshak463 people - Up Mahal Tarshanoo461 people [All 247 villages in Nerua](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Guma?171210 - How far is Guma from Shimla?153 km by road - What is the population of Guma?476 (Census 2011) - Which district is Guma in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Guma?75.6% (Census 2011)