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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Gunsa

Gunsa is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **131 people in 24 households**, the 113th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 131people (2011)
- 24households
- 85.0%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Gunsa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025766

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

## How far is Gunsa from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)121 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)21 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 Gunsa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nerua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Gunsa known for?

The main crops are **apple and wheat**. About 16% of the 70 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 Gunsa

Of every 100 households in Gunsa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gunsa · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**72%

Use banking services ****88%**

**79%

Television ****62%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Gunsa?

■ Gunsa · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**954

Working population ****42.0%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 77.1% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (25%) · **■** Marginal 18 (33%)

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

- Kiarna134 people
- Shathwal134 people
- Kashak133 people
- Halau132 people
- Arah126 people
- Shanag126 people
- Up Mahal Manolotua126 people
- Lachog125 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gunsa?173210
- How far is Gunsa from Shimla?121 km by road
- What is the population of Gunsa?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunsa in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gunsa?85.0% (Census 2011)