# Sheelapur Village, Morang, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Morang, Kinnaur 

# Sheelapur

Sheelapur is a village in Morang sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172116**. The 2011 Census counted **103 people in 21 households**, the 22nd largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 103people (2011)
- 21households
- 78.4%literacy
- 172116PIN code

## Sheelapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sheelapur is 172116.** Sheelapur falls in Morang sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172116
- Community development blockPooh
- Census village code026900

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

## How far is Sheelapur from nearby towns?

- Morang (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)80 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)160 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 Sheelapur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sheelapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Asrang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Sheelapur known for?

The main crops are **apple, pulses and barley**. About 12% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Sheelapur

Of every 100 households in Sheelapur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Sheelapur · ■ Morang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**30%

Tap water ****100%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**54%

Use banking services ****95%**

**83%

Television ****71%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**14%

None of these assets ****0%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Sheelapur?

■ Sheelapur · ■ Morang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**961

Working population ****68.0%**

**76.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 66.0% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (89%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (9%)

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 Morang

- Tokto175 people
- Swaden142 people
- Roowang141 people
- Lambar135 people
- Kuno Khas94 people
- Paranga67 people
- Swaling41 people
- D.P.F.C-18624 people

[All 124 villages in Morang](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/morang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sheelapur?172116
- How far is Sheelapur from Reckong Peo?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sheelapur?103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheelapur in?Kinnaur district (Morang sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sheelapur?78.4% (Census 2011)