# Shathla Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Shathla

Shathla is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **621 people in 158 households**, the 11th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 621people (2011)
- 158households
- 90.9%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Shathla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shathla is 172030.** Shathla falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023896

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

## How far is Shathla from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)97 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)16 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 Shathla?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Birgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Shathla known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 89% of the 96 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 Shathla

Of every 100 households in Shathla in 2011, 99 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Shathla · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**18%

Tap water ****98%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**26%

Use banking services ****98%**

**87%

Television ****90%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**9%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Shathla?

■ Shathla · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**935

Working population ****42.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 85.1% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 192 (73%)

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

- Melan835 people
- Batari716 people
- Mandholi622 people
- Kacheri621 people
- Kotgarh608 people
- Mangsu562 people
- Mogra527 people
- Shelag520 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shathla?172030
- How far is Shathla from Shimla?97 km by road
- What is the population of Shathla?621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shathla in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shathla?90.9% (Census 2011)