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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Maheshund

Maheshund is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 12 households**, the 151st largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 78people (2011)
- 12households
- 74.6%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Maheshund PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025800

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

## How far is Maheshund from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)145 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)45 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 Maheshund?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Maheshund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Maheshund known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 18% of the 22 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 Maheshund

Of every 100 households in Maheshund in 2011, 92 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maheshund · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**25%

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

**26%

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

**72%

Use banking services ****25%**

**79%

Television ****67%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**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 Maheshund?

■ Maheshund · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1294**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**954

Working population ****60.3%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (19%) · **■** Other work 10 (21%) · **■** Marginal 28 (60%)

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 Kanda90 people
- Up Mahal Antrawali86 people
- Baraila80 people
- Sarhach80 people
- Up Mahal Korag73 people
- Dokhra69 people
- Kerag59 people
- Poliya59 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maheshund?173210
- How far is Maheshund from Shimla?145 km by road
- What is the population of Maheshund?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maheshund in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maheshund?74.6% (Census 2011)