Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Shili Shili is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171204. The 2011 Census counted 405 people in 94 households, the 13th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 405 people (2011) - 94 households - 77.1% literacy - 171204 PIN code ## Shili PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shili is 171204. Shili falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171204 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026174 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shili from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 80 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shili? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Shili; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kotkhai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Shili Of every 100 households in Shili in 2011, 90 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Shili · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 94% - Toilet within the home 57% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 43% 42% - Tap water 67% 88% - Drinking water within premises 3% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 25% 62% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 36% - Use banking services 63% 76% - Television 60% 74% - Mobile phone 73% 84% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 3% 2% - Car / jeep / van 13% 18% - None of these assets 11% 6% - Own their home 53% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shili? ■ Shili · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.1% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1035 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1609 918 - Working population 81.0% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 68.0% for women. 85% of men and 77% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 69 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 45 (14%) · ■ Other work 23 (7%) · ■ Marginal 191 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai - Tharola 459 people - Parali 456 people - Ghunda 444 people - Up Muhal Reog 424 people - Up Muhal Kharota 403 people - Andhwi 398 people - Alawang 379 people - Up Muhal Gahrog 354 people All 250 villages in Kotkhai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shili? 171204 - How far is Shili from Shimla? 80 km by road - What is the population of Shili? 405 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shili in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shili? 77.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/shili/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.