# Kerasa Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Kerasa

Kerasa is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **263 people in 61 households**, the 65th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 263people (2011)
- 61households
- 75.4%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Kerasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerasa is 171207.** Kerasa falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026514

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

## How far is Kerasa from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)122 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)12 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 Kerasa?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kerasa; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sheemarohru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Kerasa known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 24% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Kerasa

Of every 100 households in Kerasa in 2011, 98 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Kerasa · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**27%

Use banking services ****56%**

**83%

Television ****70%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**11%

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

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**85%

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 Kerasa?

■ Kerasa · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**923

Working population ****64.6%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 63.0% for women. 67% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 12 (7%) · **■** Marginal 158 (93%)

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 Rohru

- Sainji300 people
- Bajeshal298 people
- Dharot292 people
- Tandali289 people
- Bhamnala262 people
- Khorsu262 people
- Kyarku247 people
- Kandrora244 people

[All 142 villages in Rohru](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rohru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerasa?171207
- How far is Kerasa from Shimla?122 km by road
- What is the population of Kerasa?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerasa in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kerasa?75.4% (Census 2011)