# Shalkar Village, Hangrang, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Hangrang, Kinnaur 

# Shalkar

Shalkar is a village in Hangrang sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172111**. The 2011 Census counted **416 people in 111 households**, the 5th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 416people (2011)
- 111households
- 71.0%literacy
- 172111PIN code

## Shalkar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shalkar is 172111.** Shalkar falls in Hangrang sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172111
- Community development blockPooh
- Census village code026725

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

## How far is Shalkar from nearby towns?

- Yangthang (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)126 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)171 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 Shalkar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Shalkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chango
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Shalkar known for?

The main crops are **apple, pea and potato**. About 97% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Shalkar

Of every 100 households in Shalkar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Shalkar · ■ Hangrang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**19%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**92%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**4%

Use banking services ****89%**

**82%

Television ****72%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**15%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**87%

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 Shalkar?

■ Shalkar · ■ Hangrang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****621**

**969

Working population ****66.3%**

**64.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 62.8% for women. 67% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (51%) · **■** Other work 30 (11%) · **■** Marginal 20 (7%)

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 Hangrang

- Dhar Chango Uperla797 people
- Leo784 people
- Dhar Chango Nichla634 people
- Nako572 people
- Malling344 people
- Hango275 people
- Chuling270 people
- Sumra238 people

[All 57 villages in Hangrang](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/hangrang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shalkar?172111
- How far is Shalkar from Reckong Peo?126 km by road
- What is the population of Shalkar?416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalkar in?Kinnaur district (Hangrang sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shalkar?71.0% (Census 2011)