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

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Village · Nihri, Mandi 

# Shalag

Shalag is a village in Nihri sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175038**. The 2011 Census counted **457 people in 75 households**, the 12th largest of 204 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 457people (2011)
- 75households
- 76.7%literacy
- 175038PIN code

## Shalag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shalag is 175038.** Shalag falls in Nihri sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175038
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code015586

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

## How far is Shalag from nearby towns?

- Nihri (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)85 km by road
- Sundarnagar (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 Shalag?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shalag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sundar Nagar
- ○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 Shalag known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 21% of the 251 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 Shalag

Of every 100 households in Shalag in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shalag · ■ Nihri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**28%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**48%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**70%

Television ****53%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shalag?

■ Shalag · ■ Nihri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**964

Working population ****69.1%**

**64.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 67.6% for women. 70% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 131 (41%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 162 (51%)

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

- Bandli573 people
- Gharot545 people
- Mana522 people
- Singhu497 people
- Kamand448 people
- Masogal442 people
- Bohi438 people
- Shojha437 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shalag?175038
- How far is Shalag from Mandi?85 km by road
- What is the population of Shalag?457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalag in?Mandi district (Nihri sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shalag?76.7% (Census 2011)