# Shawar Village, Multhan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Multhan, Kangra 

# Shawar

Shawar is a village in Multhan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176122**. The 2011 Census counted **234 people in 52 households**, the 15th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 234people (2011)
- 52households
- 65.9%literacy
- 176122PIN code

## Shawar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shawar is 176122.** Shawar falls in Multhan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176122
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code012125

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

## How far is Shawar from nearby towns?

- Multhan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)126 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)53 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 Shawar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shawar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Multhan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Shawar known for?

The main crops are **barley**. About 16% of the 252 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 Shawar

Of every 100 households in Shawar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shawar · ■ Multhan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****98%**

**97%

Television ****38%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Shawar?

■ Shawar · ■ Multhan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**904

Working population ****72.6%**

**69.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 50.5% for women. 69% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 156 (92%) · **■** Other work 13 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Multhan

- Andarli Malahn298 people
- Kohar Khas282 people
- Chherna258 people
- Lawai251 people
- Sarman229 people
- Sangrerh222 people
- Judhar194 people
- Napohta179 people

[All 49 villages in Multhan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/multhan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shawar?176122
- How far is Shawar from Dharmsala?126 km by road
- What is the population of Shawar?234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shawar in?Kangra district (Multhan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shawar?65.9% (Census 2011)