# Shagarcha Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Shagarcha

Shagarcha is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172115**. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 52 households**, the 40th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 207people (2011)
- 52households
- 82.3%literacy
- 172115PIN code

## Shagarcha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shagarcha is 172115.** Shagarcha falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172115
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027081

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

## How far is Shagarcha from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)85 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)65 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 Shagarcha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shagarcha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Majgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Shagarcha known for?

The main crops are **apple, barley and wheat**. About 23% of the 102 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 Shagarcha

Of every 100 households in Shagarcha in 2011, 64 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shagarcha · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**40%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**39%

Use banking services ****79%**

**90%

Television ****60%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**11%

None of these assets ****13%**

**9%

Own their home ****85%**

**69%

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 Shagarcha?

■ Shagarcha · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**941

Working population ****85.0%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 72.9% for women. 86% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (6%) · **■** Other work 32 (18%) · **■** Marginal 57 (32%)

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 Nichar

- Tranda249 people
- Runang Nichla231 people
- Joktaring217 people
- Kafaur213 people
- Shilani202 people
- Raag Panung191 people
- Kandar186 people
- Huri185 people

[All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shagarcha?172115
- How far is Shagarcha from Reckong Peo?85 km by road
- What is the population of Shagarcha?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shagarcha in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shagarcha?82.3% (Census 2011)