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

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Uru

Uru is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172201**. The 2011 Census counted **200 people in 41 households**, the 107th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 200people (2011)
- 41households
- 78.8%literacy
- 172201PIN code

## Uru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Uru is 172201.** Uru falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172201
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023606

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

## How far is Uru from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)142 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)15 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 Uru?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Uru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shingla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Uru known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 24% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Uru

Of every 100 households in Uru in 2011, 95 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Uru · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**40%

Tap water ****95%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**43%

Use banking services ****93%**

**90%

Television ****80%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Uru?

■ Uru · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2200**

**919

Working population ****62.0%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 68.5% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 35 (28%) · **■** Marginal 89 (72%)

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

- Bashri213 people
- Kut213 people
- Makrholi212 people
- Anurakshi204 people
- D.P.F. Phanoti196 people
- Paie195 people
- Pashada194 people
- Jarasi189 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Uru?172201
- How far is Uru from Shimla?142 km by road
- What is the population of Uru?200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uru in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Uru?78.8% (Census 2011)