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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Kashak

Kashak is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **133 people in 24 households**, the 111th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 133people (2011)
- 24households
- 64.4%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Kashak PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025931

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

## How far is Kashak from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)160 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)60 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 Kashak?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manewati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 Kashak known for?

The main crops are **tomato and wheat**. About 11% of the 193 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 Kashak

Of every 100 households in Kashak in 2011, 71 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kashak · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**55%

Tap water ****92%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**25%

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

**26%

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

**72%

Use banking services ****75%**

**79%

Television ****12%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**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 Kashak?

■ Kashak · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**954

Working population ****56.4%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 55.7% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4 (5%)

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

- Sheila138 people
- Up Mahal Tiprog135 people
- Kiarna134 people
- Shathwal134 people
- Halau132 people
- Gunsa131 people
- Arah126 people
- Shanag126 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kashak?171210
- How far is Kashak from Shimla?160 km by road
- What is the population of Kashak?133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashak in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kashak?64.4% (Census 2011)