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

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Village · Nichar, Kinnaur 

# Shorang

Shorang is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175211**. The 2011 Census counted **111 people in 36 households**, the 57th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 111people (2011)
- 36households
- 68.6%literacy
- 175211PIN code

## Shorang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shorang is 175211.** Shorang falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175211
- Community development blockNichar
- Census village code027089

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

## How far is Shorang from nearby towns?

- Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Reckong Peo (district HQ)90 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)62 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 Shorang?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shorang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nigulshari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Shorang known for?

The main crops are **apple, ogla and wheat**. About 5% of the 326 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 Shorang

Of every 100 households in Shorang in 2011, 55 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shorang · ■ Nichar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**39%

Use banking services ****65%**

**90%

Television ****25%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**5%

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

**11%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****30%**

**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 Shorang?

■ Shorang · ■ Nichar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****291**

**790

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**941

Working population ****86.5%**

**64.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 54.5% for women. 93% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (27%) · **■** Other work 69 (72%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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

- Baiyee136 people
- Hurba121 people
- Ralpa118 people
- Shakamrang118 people
- Thachh101 people
- Chhonda94 people
- Yashang Dhar92 people
- Urabaning87 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shorang?175211
- How far is Shorang from Reckong Peo?90 km by road
- What is the population of Shorang?111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shorang in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shorang?68.6% (Census 2011)