Village · Bali Chowki, Mandi # Shankawah Shankawah is a village in Bali Chowki sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 175126. The 2011 Census counted 68 people in 14 households, the 79th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 68 people (2011) - 14 households - 80.8% literacy - 175126 PIN code ## Shankawah PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shankawah is 175126. Shankawah falls in Bali Chowki sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 175126 - Community development block Seraj - Census village code 014926 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shankawah from nearby towns? - Bali Chowki (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Mandi (district HQ) 40 km by road - Mandi (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shankawah? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Shankawah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Karthach - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Salot - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mandi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandi - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shankawah known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. About 5% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shankawah Of every 100 households in Shankawah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shankawah · ■ Bali Chowki rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 92% - Toilet within the home 100% 66% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 34% - Tap water 100% 92% - Drinking water within premises 0% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 100% 90% - Television 57% 38% - Mobile phone 7% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 29% 29% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shankawah? ■ Shankawah · ■ Bali Chowki rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.8% 75.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 955 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 993 - Working population 76.5% 74.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 76.9% for women. 76% of men and 76% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 36 (69%) · ■ Other work 2 (4%) · ■ Marginal 14 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bali Chowki - Malari 122 people - Dhalut 105 people - D.P.F. Ghanisar 104 people - Khuragi 102 people - D.P.F. Dhunj Gahar 47 people - D.P.F. Thunadi Gad 47 people - D.P.F. Bagra 33 people - Shaduna 22 people All 156 villages in Bali Chowki ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shankawah? 175126 - How far is Shankawah from Mandi? 40 km by road - What is the population of Shankawah? 68 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankawah in? Mandi district (Bali Chowki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shankawah? 80.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/bali-chowki/shankawah/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.