# Shakra Village, Nihri, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nihri, Mandi 

# Shakra

Shakra is a village in Nihri sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175031**. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 56 households**, the 53rd largest of 204 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 266people (2011)
- 56households
- 83.2%literacy
- 175031PIN code

## Shakra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shakra is 175031.** Shakra falls in Nihri sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175031
- Community development blockGohar
- Census village code015733

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

## How far is Shakra from nearby towns?

- Nihri (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)83 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)58 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 Shakra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jhungi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhungi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sunder Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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
- 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 Shakra known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and peas**. About 61% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shakra

Of every 100 households in Shakra in 2011, 98 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shakra · ■ Nihri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**28%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**48%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**70%

Television ****63%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Shakra?

■ Shakra · ■ Nihri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1180**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2286**

**964

Working population ****63.2%**

**64.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 71.4% for women. 70% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 130 (77%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (14%) · **■** Marginal 13 (8%)

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 Nihri

- Lalag272 people
- Matyog269 people
- Bara267 people
- Gali267 people
- Pandar264 people
- Galiog258 people
- Obra253 people
- Rangarh251 people

[All 274 villages in Nihri](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/nihri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shakra?175031
- How far is Shakra from Mandi?83 km by road
- What is the population of Shakra?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakra in?Mandi district (Nihri sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shakra?83.2% (Census 2011)