# Silana -I Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Silana -I

Silana -I is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **82 people in 14 households**, the 161st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 82people (2011)
- 14households
- 75.8%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Silana -I PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silana -I is 171202.** Silana -I falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026256

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

## How far is Silana -I from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)79 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)8 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 Silana -I?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Silana -I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Darkoti
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Darkoti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Silana -I known for?

The main crops are **potato, pea and maize**. About 60% of the 22 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 Silana -I

Of every 100 households in Silana -I in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Silana -I · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**36%

Use banking services ****80%**

**76%

Television ****67%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**18%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Silana -I?

■ Silana -I · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****37.8%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 74.3% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 27 (87%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (10%)

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

- Golu90 people
- Dhanroti87 people
- Manewal86 people
- Up Muhal Chakuna86 people
- Phanel81 people
- Up Muhal Shalat80 people
- Halai79 people
- Purla79 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silana -I?171202
- How far is Silana -I from Shimla?79 km by road
- What is the population of Silana -I?82 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silana -I in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silana -I?75.8% (Census 2011)