# Shalwar Village, Bali Chowki, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bali Chowki, Mandi 

# Shalwar

Shalwar is a village in Bali Chowki sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175021**. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 41 households**, the 65th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 222people (2011)
- 41households
- 71.4%literacy
- 175021PIN code

## Shalwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shalwar is 175021.** Shalwar falls in Bali Chowki sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175021
- Community development blockSeraj
- Census village code014947

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

## How far is Shalwar from nearby towns?

- Bali Chowki (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)82 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)82 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 Shalwar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Somgad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Shalwar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 45% of the 20 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 Shalwar

Of every 100 households in Shalwar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shalwar · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****42%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Shalwar?

■ Shalwar · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**993

Working population ****80.2%**

**74.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 51.7% for women. 81% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 134 (75%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 38 (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 Bali Chowki

- Naihra254 people
- Parli Kareri252 people
- Ukhli237 people
- Tiki233 people
- Salano207 people
- D.P.F.Tipar Chalyaila199 people
- D.P.F. Ghughu Gahar189 people
- Khalwan183 people

[All 156 villages in Bali Chowki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/bali-chowki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shalwar?175021
- How far is Shalwar from Mandi?82 km by road
- What is the population of Shalwar?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalwar in?Mandi district (Bali Chowki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shalwar?71.4% (Census 2011)