# Shawala Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Shawala

Shawala is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **122 people in 19 households**, the 96th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 122people (2011)
- 19households
- 61.2%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Shawala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025530

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

## How far is Shawala from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)129 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)29 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 Shawala?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chiuna
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarahan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 Shawala known for?

The main crops are **beans and potato**. About 62% of the 26 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 Shawala

Of every 100 households in Shawala in 2011, 78 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shawala · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**58%

Tap water ****61%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**28%

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

**28%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****100%**

**68%

Television ****61%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shawala?

■ Shawala · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****5000**

**968

Working population ****0.0%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 59.3% for women. 0% of men and 0% of women work.

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

- Lajonth126 people
- Thundna126 people
- Katoti125 people
- Nar124 people
- Hanal120 people
- Makraug120 people
- Barog118 people
- Chorwadhar117 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shawala?171211
- How far is Shawala from Shimla?129 km by road
- What is the population of Shawala?122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shawala in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shawala?61.2% (Census 2011)