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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Shiran

Shiran is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 23 households**, the 81st largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 184people (2011)
- 23households
- 67.8%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Shiran PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025832

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

## How far is Shiran from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)164 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)64 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 Shiran?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Shiran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paban
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Shiran known for?

The main crops are **pulses and maize**. About 18% of the 97 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 Shiran

Of every 100 households in Shiran in 2011, 90 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shiran · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**55%

Tap water ****0%**

**92%

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

**25%

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

**26%

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

**72%

Use banking services ****95%**

**79%

Television ****29%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Shiran?

■ Shiran · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**954

Working population ****75.0%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 54.4% for women. 78% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (7%) · **■** Marginal 91 (66%)

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 Kandal189 people
- D.P.F. Gaoncha188 people
- Up Mahal Chilrana186 people
- Basra185 people
- Up Mahal Bharmana182 people
- Shakrana180 people
- Janog179 people
- Tikri176 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shiran?171210
- How far is Shiran from Shimla?164 km by road
- What is the population of Shiran?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiran in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shiran?67.8% (Census 2011)