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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Shanag

Shanag is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **126 people in 27 households**, the 115th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 126people (2011)
- 27households
- 67.6%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Shanag PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025743

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

## How far is Shanag from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)146 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)46 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 Shanag?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shanag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sheila
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nerua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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.

## Homes and amenities in Shanag

Of every 100 households in Shanag in 2011, 93 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shanag · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**55%

Tap water ****85%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**25%

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

**26%

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

**72%

Use banking services ****26%**

**79%

Television ****41%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Shanag?

■ Shanag · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**954

Working population ****80.2%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 56.2% for women. 80% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 24 (24%) · **■** Other work 9 (9%) · **■** Marginal 68 (67%)

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

- Kashak133 people
- Halau132 people
- Gunsa131 people
- Arah126 people
- Up Mahal Manolotua126 people
- Lachog125 people
- Up Mahal Gijorta124 people
- Katahn123 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shanag?173210
- How far is Shanag from Shimla?146 km by road
- What is the population of Shanag?126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shanag in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shanag?67.6% (Census 2011)