# Shanad Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Shanad

Shanad is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **162 people in 34 households**, the 101st largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 162people (2011)
- 34households
- 81.8%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Shanad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shanad is 172029.** Shanad falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023885

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

## How far is Shanad from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)87 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)22 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 Shanad?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shanad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Shanad known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 12% of the 50 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 Shanad

Of every 100 households in Shanad in 2011, 100 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shanad · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**18%

Tap water ****94%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**26%

Use banking services ****91%**

**87%

Television ****85%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**9%

None of these assets ****12%**

**5%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Shanad?

■ Shanad · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**935

Working population ****67.9%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 69.4% for women. 61% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 87 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Other work 18 (16%)

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

- Nag167 people
- Kufri166 people
- Khaner165 people
- Kotla163 people
- Gonthla160 people
- Bakhlain158 people
- Kholwi157 people
- Shehdari151 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shanad?172029
- How far is Shanad from Shimla?87 km by road
- What is the population of Shanad?162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shanad in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shanad?81.8% (Census 2011)