# Shili Kayan Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Shili Kayan

Shili Kayan is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 51 households**, the 51st largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 222people (2011)
- 51households
- 77.4%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Shili Kayan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025443

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

## How far is Shili Kayan from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)131 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)31 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 Shili Kayan?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deot
- ○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) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Shili Kayan known for?

The main crops are **potato and wheat**. About 21% of the 155 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 Shili Kayan

Of every 100 households in Shili Kayan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shili Kayan · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**71%

Use banking services ****76%**

**68%

Television ****57%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

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

**11%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Shili Kayan?

■ Shili Kayan · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**968

Working population ****86.5%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 75.5% for women. 88% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 28 (15%)

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

- Kateika231 people
- Dimon229 people
- Bajroth228 people
- Gagna222 people
- Kelwi Laona217 people
- Khaprona217 people
- Gorli215 people
- Gorwa212 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shili Kayan?171211
- How far is Shili Kayan from Shimla?131 km by road
- What is the population of Shili Kayan?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shili Kayan in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shili Kayan?77.4% (Census 2011)