# Shewala Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Shewala

Shewala is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **146 people in 31 households**, the 105th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 146people (2011)
- 31households
- 80.1%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Shewala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026316

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

## How far is Shewala from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)64 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)14 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 Shewala?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shewala; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahasu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Shewala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and vegetables**. About 49% of the 43 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 Shewala

Of every 100 households in Shewala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 28 a car.

■ Shewala · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**42%

Tap water ****97%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**36%

Use banking services ****81%**

**76%

Television ****75%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****28%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****78%**

**79%

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 Shewala?

■ Shewala · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****50.7%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 73.0% for women. 65% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (22%) · **■** Other work 7 (9%) · **■** Marginal 32 (43%)

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 Kotkhai

- Chamera151 people
- Dhali150 people
- Reot148 people
- Chewar146 people
- Up Muhal Bari142 people
- Shahun141 people
- Tharmla141 people
- Up Muhal Tahu - II141 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shewala?171211
- How far is Shewala from Shimla?64 km by road
- What is the population of Shewala?146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shewala in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shewala?80.1% (Census 2011)