# Shela Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Shela

Shela is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 49 households**, the 63rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 245people (2011)
- 49households
- 83.0%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Shela PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023873

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

## How far is Shela from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)125 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)40 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 Shela?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Shela known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 29% of the 70 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 Shela

Of every 100 households in Shela in 2011, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Shela · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**26%

Use banking services ****88%**

**87%

Television ****80%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shela?

■ Shela · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**935

Working population ****58.8%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 75.0% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 48 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (11%) · **■** Marginal 79 (55%)

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

- Nahal252 people
- Chalan250 people
- Jar246 people
- Kepu245 people
- Bhuna242 people
- Janjeli240 people
- Ahar234 people
- Jadoon229 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shela?172029
- How far is Shela from Shimla?125 km by road
- What is the population of Shela?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shela in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shela?83.0% (Census 2011)