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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Shakrana

Shakrana is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **180 people in 34 households**, the 83rd largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 180people (2011)
- 34households
- 66.4%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Shakrana PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025816

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

## How far is Shakrana from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)132 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)32 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 Shakrana?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shakrana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kedi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kedi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Shakrana known for?

The main crops are **barley and wheat**. About 21% of the 24 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 Shakrana

Of every 100 households in Shakrana in 2011, 50 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shakrana · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**55%

Tap water ****72%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**72%

Use banking services ****65%**

**79%

Television ****38%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**15%

Own their home ****55%**

**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 Shakrana?

■ Shakrana · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**954

Working population ****66.1%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 60.8% for women. 64% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (23%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 33 (28%)

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 Chilrana186 people
- Basra185 people
- Shiran184 people
- Up Mahal Bharmana182 people
- Janog179 people
- Tikri176 people
- Up Mahal Kutah176 people
- Up Mahal Rohana176 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shakrana?173210
- How far is Shakrana from Shimla?132 km by road
- What is the population of Shakrana?180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakrana in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shakrana?66.4% (Census 2011)