# Shango Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Shango

Shango is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172118**. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 104 households**, the 28th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 396people (2011)
- 104households
- 75.7%literacy
- 172118PIN code

## Shango PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shango is 172118.** Shango falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172118
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027132

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

## How far is Shango from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)58 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)80 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 Shango?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shango; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Katgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Shango known for?

The main crops are **wheat, pulses and maize**. About 5% of the 175 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 Shango

Of every 100 households in Shango in 2011, 95 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shango · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**40%

Tap water ****99%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**39%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****70%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**11%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shango?

■ Shango · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**941

Working population ****60.9%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 65.0% for women. 58% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 190 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (19%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Nichar

- Ramni Khas427 people
- Garade414 people
- Jani414 people
- Chhota Kamba401 people
- Gramang393 people
- Nathpa356 people
- Chaura355 people
- Yashang296 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shango?172118
- How far is Shango from Reckong Peo?58 km by road
- What is the population of Shango?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shango in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shango?75.7% (Census 2011)