# Mashnu Village, Rampur, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Mashnu

Mashnu is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172001**. The 2011 Census counted **753 people in 178 households**, the 21st largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 753people (2011)
- 178households
- 81.2%literacy
- 172001PIN code

## Mashnu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mashnu is 172001.** Mashnu falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172001
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023581

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

## How far is Mashnu from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)161 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)40 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 Mashnu?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Mashnu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dophda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Mashnu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 23% of the 559 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 Mashnu

Of every 100 households in Mashnu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Mashnu · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**40%

Tap water ****93%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**43%

Use banking services ****87%**

**90%

Television ****83%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**7%

None of these assets ****5%**

**9%

Own their home ****89%**

**79%

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 Mashnu?

■ Mashnu · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**919

Working population ****72.0%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 72.8% for women. 71% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 464 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (8%) · **■** Marginal 20 (4%)

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 Rampur

- Nahra809 people
- Devthi803 people
- Bahli800 people
- Syarla Barshol797 people
- Dhar749 people
- Badhal748 people
- Jaguni741 people
- Dharali718 people

[All 220 villages in Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mashnu?172001
- How far is Mashnu from Shimla?161 km by road
- What is the population of Mashnu?753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mashnu in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mashnu?81.2% (Census 2011)