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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Sarhach

Sarhach is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **80 people in 15 households**, the 150th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 80people (2011)
- 15households
- 68.6%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Sarhach PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025719

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

## How far is Sarhach from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)156 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)56 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 Sarhach?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sarhach; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kutah
- ○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
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Sarhach known for?

The main crops are **maize and barley**. About 14% of the 198 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 Sarhach

Of every 100 households in Sarhach in 2011, 100 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarhach · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

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

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**72%

Use banking services ****93%**

**79%

Television ****0%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Sarhach?

■ Sarhach · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1222**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**954

Working population ****36.2%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 63.2% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (7%) · **■** Marginal 5 (17%)

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

- Dhawandli90 people
- Up Mahal Kanda90 people
- Up Mahal Antrawali86 people
- Baraila80 people
- Maheshund78 people
- Up Mahal Korag73 people
- Dokhra69 people
- Kerag59 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarhach?171210
- How far is Sarhach from Shimla?156 km by road
- What is the population of Sarhach?80 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarhach in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarhach?68.6% (Census 2011)