# Shakla Village, Nankhari, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Shakla

Shakla is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172021**. The 2011 Census counted **171 people in 38 households**, the 56th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 171people (2011)
- 38households
- 83.8%literacy
- 172021PIN code

## Shakla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shakla is 172021.** Shakla falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172021
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023718

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

## How far is Shakla from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)115 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)65 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 Shakla?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shakla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nankhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Shakla known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 25% of the 32 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 Shakla

Of every 100 households in Shakla in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shakla · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**69%

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

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**36%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****92%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Shakla?

■ Shakla · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**959

Working population ****94.2%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 73.0% for women. 97% of men and 91% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 120 (75%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 40 (25%)

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 Nankhari

- Manjeot210 people
- Vevat203 people
- Tikkri202 people
- Barog199 people
- Mohli164 people
- Nali160 people
- Kunat152 people
- Ghat151 people

[All 102 villages in Nankhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nankhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shakla?172021
- How far is Shakla from Shimla?115 km by road
- What is the population of Shakla?171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakla in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shakla?83.8% (Census 2011)