# Shakamrang Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Shakamrang

Shakamrang is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172104**. The 2011 Census counted **118 people in 24 households**, the 56th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 118people (2011)
- 24households
- 68.3%literacy
- 172104PIN code

## Shakamrang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shakamrang is 172104.** Shakamrang falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172104
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027218

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

## How far is Shakamrang from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)45 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)90 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 Shakamrang?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Shakamrang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Yashang
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Yashang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Shakamrang known for?

The main crops are **apple, pulses and wheat**. Products made here include woolen cloth. About 17% of the 455 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 Shakamrang

Of every 100 households in Shakamrang in 2011, 71 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shakamrang · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**40%

Tap water ****71%**

**93%

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

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**39%

Use banking services ****92%**

**90%

Television ****8%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**5%

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

**11%

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

**9%

Own their home ****62%**

**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 Shakamrang?

■ Shakamrang · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**941

Working population ****61.0%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 57.1% for women. 55% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 57 (79%) · **■** Marginal 15 (21%)

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

- Baro149 people
- Baiyee136 people
- Hurba121 people
- Ralpa118 people
- Shorang111 people
- Thachh101 people
- Chhonda94 people
- Yashang Dhar92 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shakamrang?172104
- How far is Shakamrang from Reckong Peo?45 km by road
- What is the population of Shakamrang?118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakamrang in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shakamrang?68.3% (Census 2011)