Village · Kotkhai, Shimla # Sholwi Sholwi is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171204. The 2011 Census counted 51 people in 12 households, the 188th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 51 people (2011) - 12 households - 77.6% literacy - 171204 PIN code ## Sholwi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sholwi is 171204. Sholwi falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171204 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026236 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sholwi from nearby towns? - Kotkhai (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 75 km by road - Kotkhai (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sholwi? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Sholwi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bagahar - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gani - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kotkhai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water - 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. ## What is Sholwi known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and potato. About 83% of the 6 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sholwi Of every 100 households in Sholwi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sholwi · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 94% - Toilet within the home 62% 57% - No toilet (open defecation) 38% 42% - Tap water 31% 88% - Drinking water within premises 0% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 85% 62% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 15% 36% - Use banking services 62% 76% - Television 92% 74% - Mobile phone 100% 84% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 8% 18% - None of these assets 0% 6% - Own their home 62% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sholwi? ■ Sholwi · ■ Kotkhai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.6% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 821 959 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 918 - Working population 29.4% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 68.2% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 3 (20%) · ■ Marginal 12 (80%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kotkhai - Kot 55 people - Up Muhal Chalali 55 people - Gowalath 53 people - Up Muhal Pandrog 52 people - Up Muhal Nihari 51 people - Chalanair 50 people - Saintari 50 people - Kori 49 people All 250 villages in Kotkhai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sholwi? 171204 - How far is Sholwi from Shimla? 75 km by road - What is the population of Sholwi? 51 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sholwi in? Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sholwi? 77.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/sholwi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.