# Shiladesh Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Shiladesh

Shiladesh is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **504 people in 102 households**, the 38th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 504people (2011)
- 102households
- 68.1%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Shiladesh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shiladesh is 171208.** Shiladesh falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026671

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

## How far is Shiladesh from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)152 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)32 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 Shiladesh?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shiladesh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chirgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandashu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Shiladesh known for?

The main crops are **apple, maize and wheat**. About 28% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Shiladesh

Of every 100 households in Shiladesh in 2011, 80 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shiladesh · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**68%

Tap water ****90%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**42%

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

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**58%

Use banking services ****89%**

**80%

Television ****59%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****66%**

**84%

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 Shiladesh?

■ Shiladesh · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787**

**884

Working population ****51.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 57.6% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 213 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (10%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%)

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 Chirgaon

- Sari525 people
- Denwari518 people
- Dhagoli512 people
- Rohal507 people
- Laka-Kiani490 people
- Jakhnoti484 people
- Jabal474 people
- Bagi465 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shiladesh?171208
- How far is Shiladesh from Shimla?152 km by road
- What is the population of Shiladesh?504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiladesh in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shiladesh?68.1% (Census 2011)