# Kiari Shilan Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Kiari Shilan

Kiari Shilan is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **349 people in 74 households**, the 17th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 349people (2011)
- 74households
- 78.1%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Kiari Shilan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kiari Shilan is 171211.** Kiari Shilan falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025506

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

## How far is Kiari Shilan from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)20 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 Kiari Shilan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kiari Shilan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarahan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Kiari Shilan known for?

The main crops are **potato and apple**. About 36% of the 88 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 Kiari Shilan

Of every 100 households in Kiari Shilan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kiari Shilan · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**58%

Tap water ****85%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**28%

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

**28%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****56%**

**68%

Television ****44%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**87%

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 Kiari Shilan?

■ Kiari Shilan · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**968

Working population ****56.4%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 70.9% for women. 54% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 174 (88%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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 Chaupal

- Bodna374 people
- Sarahan361 people
- Ghichna351 people
- Chaukia350 people
- Pajarli344 people
- Majhotli342 people
- Tikri336 people
- Dharan333 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kiari Shilan?171211
- How far is Kiari Shilan from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Kiari Shilan?349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kiari Shilan in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kiari Shilan?78.1% (Census 2011)