# Sheehla Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Sheehla

Sheehla is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176057**. The 2011 Census counted **536 people in 122 households**, the 66th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 536people (2011)
- 122households
- 88.9%literacy
- 176057PIN code

## Sheehla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sheehla is 176057.** Sheehla falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176057
- Community development blockDharmsala
- Census village code009571

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

## How far is Sheehla from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)6 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)6 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 Sheehla?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Sheehla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Sheehla known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include agricultural tools and bamboo baskets. About 61% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Sheehla

Of every 100 households in Sheehla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Sheehla · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**29%

Tap water ****87%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**40%

Use banking services ****92%**

**94%

Television ****86%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**9%

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

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

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 Sheehla?

■ Sheehla · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**917

Working population ****46.3%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 84.7% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 75 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 129 (52%) · **■** Marginal 32 (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 Dharmsala

- Andrar563 people
- Padher562 people
- Machhan551 people
- Masrehr538 people
- Chakban Dugbar518 people
- Gujrehra505 people
- Thamba503 people
- Kareri Khas485 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sheehla?176057
- How far is Sheehla from Dharmsala?6 km by road
- What is the population of Sheehla?536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheehla in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sheehla?88.9% (Census 2011)
