# Nerala Village, Pauni, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/pauni/nerala/ Village · Pauni, Bhandara # Nerala Nerala is a village in Pauni sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,873 people in 686 households**, the 9th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 2,873people (2011) - 686households - 78.2%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Nerala PIN code and other codes Nerala falls in Pauni sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPauni - Census village code537274 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nerala from nearby towns? - Pauni (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ)22 km by road - Pauni (nearest town)21 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 Nerala? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Nerala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Adal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Adal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhandara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Nerala known for? About 11% of the 874 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Nerala Of every 100 households in Nerala in 2011, 73 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nerala · ■ Pauni rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **80% Toilet within the home ****60%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **34% Tap water ****95%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **89% Use banking services ****73%** **59% Television ****26%** **34% Mobile phone ****25%** **40% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **22% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Nerala? ■ Nerala · ■ Pauni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **963 Working population ****54.5%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 69.5% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 357 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 747 (48%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (5%) · **■** Marginal 359 (23%) 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 Pauni - Bhuyar3,129 people - Akot3,014 people - Kosara2,995 people - Mangali2,890 people - Walani2,451 people - Bhawad2,199 people - Kurza2,052 people - Savarla2,045 people [All 156 villages in Pauni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/pauni/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nerala from Bhandara?22 km by road - What is the population of Nerala?2,873 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nerala in?Bhandara district (Pauni sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Nerala?78.2% (Census 2011)