Village · Kumharsain, Shimla # Shelag Shelag is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172027. The 2011 Census counted 520 people in 123 households, the 15th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%. - 520 people (2011) - 123 households - 81.8% literacy - 172027 PIN code ## Shelag PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shelag is 172027. Shelag falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172027 - Community development block Narkanda - Census village code 023844 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shelag from nearby towns? - Kumharsain (sub-district HQ) 44 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 154 km by road - Narkanda (nearest town) 62 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shelag? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shelag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kangal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kumharsain - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shelag known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and apple. About 9% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shelag Of every 100 households in Shelag in 2011, 84 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Shelag · ■ Kumharsain rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 97% - Toilet within the home 68% 82% - No toilet (open defecation) 32% 18% - Tap water 98% 96% - Drinking water within premises 74% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 72% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 26% - Use banking services 65% 87% - Television 64% 77% - Mobile phone 78% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 8% 9% - None of these assets 13% 5% - Own their home 83% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shelag? ■ Shelag · ■ Kumharsain rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.8% 84.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 974 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 935 - Working population 68.1% 52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 74.1% for women. 65% of men and 71% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 259 (73%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (9%) · ■ Other work 15 (4%) · ■ Marginal 47 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain - Shathla 621 people - Kotgarh 608 people - Mangsu 562 people - Mogra 527 people - Bhargaon 500 people - Kandyali 490 people - Shalota 486 people - Khaneti 482 people All 186 villages in Kumharsain ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shelag? 172027 - How far is Shelag from Shimla? 154 km by road - What is the population of Shelag? 520 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shelag in? Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shelag? 81.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/shelag/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.