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

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Ruwan

Ruwan is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172001**. The 2011 Census counted **58 people in 10 households**, the 143rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 58people (2011)
- 10households
- 62.3%literacy
- 172001PIN code

## Ruwan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172001
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023670

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

## How far is Ruwan from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)140 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)13 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 Ruwan?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Ruwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Darshal
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dansa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Ruwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 19% of the 51 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 Ruwan

Of every 100 households in Ruwan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ruwan · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**40%

Tap water ****70%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**57%

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

**52%

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

**43%

Use banking services ****30%**

**90%

Television ****40%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****60%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ruwan?

■ Ruwan · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1522**

**915

Working population ****24.1%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 60.0% for women. 61% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 5 (36%) · **■** Other work 9 (64%)

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

- Narola80 people
- Matiana73 people
- Batheda67 people
- Mandli59 people
- Khiuncha53 people
- Jangal Sharn Jarasi45 people
- Jangal Munish -Purvi21 people
- Kateri12 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ruwan?172001
- How far is Ruwan from Shimla?140 km by road
- What is the population of Ruwan?58 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ruwan in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ruwan?62.3% (Census 2011)