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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Kerag

Kerag is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **59 people in 11 households**, the 154th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 59people (2011)
- 11households
- 70.4%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Kerag PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025861

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

## How far is Kerag 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 Kerag?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kerag; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Halau
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Kerag known for?

The main crops are **barley and wheat**. About 17% of the 61 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 Kerag

Of every 100 households in Kerag in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kerag · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

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

**44%

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

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

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

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**72%

Use banking services ****100%**

**79%

Television ****46%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Kerag?

■ Kerag · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****686**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4000**

**954

Working population ****61.0%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 60.0% for women. 66% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (61%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 13 (36%)

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

- Sarhach80 people
- Maheshund78 people
- Up Mahal Korag73 people
- Dokhra69 people
- Poliya59 people
- Mukhrandli57 people
- Up Mahal Ajeetpur57 people
- Up Mahal Banipul56 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerag?171210
- How far is Kerag from Shimla?141 km by road
- What is the population of Kerag?59 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerag in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kerag?70.4% (Census 2011)