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

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Soil

Soil is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173210**. The 2011 Census counted **97 people in 17 households**, the 139th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 97people (2011)
- 17households
- 73.2%literacy
- 173210PIN code

## Soil PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025778

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

## How far is Soil from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)123 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)23 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 Soil?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Soil; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nerua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Soil known for?

The main crops are **maize**. About 8% of the 63 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 Soil

Of every 100 households in Soil in 2011, 88 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soil · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**72%

Use banking services ****24%**

**79%

Television ****6%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

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

**15%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Soil?

■ Soil · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**954

Working population ****35.1%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 59.0% for women. 63% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (47%) · **■** Other work 11 (32%) · **■** Marginal 7 (21%)

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 Poshrah102 people
- Arnot101 people
- Moslan99 people
- Up Mahal Kumarla99 people
- Reoshti Gaon96 people
- Up Mahal Itahal96 people
- Silori95 people
- D.P.F. Ranash94 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Soil?173210
- How far is Soil from Shimla?123 km by road
- What is the population of Soil?97 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soil in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Soil?73.2% (Census 2011)