# Shalota Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Shalota

Shalota is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 114 households**, the 18th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 486people (2011)
- 114households
- 83.4%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Shalota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shalota is 172027.** Shalota falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023847

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

## How far is Shalota from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)100 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)36 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 Shalota?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shalota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kangal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 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 Shalota known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 12% of the 84 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 Shalota

Of every 100 households in Shalota in 2011, 95 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shalota · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**18%

Tap water ****74%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**26%

Use banking services ****81%**

**87%

Television ****71%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**87%

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 Shalota?

■ Shalota · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**935

Working population ****62.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 75.5% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 43 (14%) · **■** Other work 37 (12%) · **■** Marginal 223 (74%)

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 Kumharsain

- Mogra527 people
- Shelag520 people
- Bhargaon500 people
- Kandyali490 people
- Khaneti482 people
- Pharal475 people
- Barara467 people
- Dalan467 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shalota?172027
- How far is Shalota from Shimla?100 km by road
- What is the population of Shalota?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalota in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shalota?83.4% (Census 2011)