# Rail Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Rail

Rail is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171226**. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 42 households**, the 144th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 223people (2011)
- 42households
- 84.6%literacy
- 171226PIN code

## Rail PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rail is 171226.** Rail falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171226
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025274

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

## How far is Rail from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)68 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)38 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 Rail?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Rail; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Rail known for?

The main crops are **wheat and vegetables**. About 3% of the 197 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 Rail

Of every 100 households in Rail in 2011, 98 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Rail · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**47%

Tap water ****55%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**51%

Use banking services ****14%**

**75%

Television ****50%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**8%

None of these assets ****21%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**88%

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 Rail?

■ Rail · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**908

Working population ****65.5%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 73.3% for women. 64% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 120 (82%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 19 (13%)

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 Theog

- Jathai227 people
- Satog225 people
- Damiana223 people
- Namana223 people
- Til222 people
- Khar220 people
- Up Muhal Shaya220 people
- Barog219 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rail?171226
- How far is Rail from Shimla?68 km by road
- What is the population of Rail?223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rail in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rail?84.6% (Census 2011)