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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Mashran

Mashran is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 70 households**, the 25th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 342people (2011)
- 70households
- 78.4%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Mashran PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025710

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

## How far is Mashran from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)144 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)44 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 Mashran?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mashran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tharoch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Mashran known for?

The main crops are **tomato and wheat**. About 43% of the 136 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 Mashran

Of every 100 households in Mashran in 2011, 97 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mashran · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**55%

Tap water ****98%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**72%

Use banking services ****98%**

**79%

Television ****54%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mashran?

■ Mashran · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**954

Working population ****90.6%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 72.8% for women. 91% of men and 90% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 106 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 189 (61%)

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

- Irra366 people
- Up Mahal Gayan358 people
- Bajah348 people
- Up Mahal Munduchli343 people
- Up Mahal Bholala325 people
- Diandli318 people
- Up Mahal Nao317 people
- Bhatgarh315 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mashran?171210
- How far is Mashran from Shimla?144 km by road
- What is the population of Mashran?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mashran in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mashran?78.4% (Census 2011)