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

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Shola

Shola is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172021**. The 2011 Census counted **302 people in 62 households**, the 36th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 302people (2011)
- 62households
- 73.8%literacy
- 172021PIN code

## Shola PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172021
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023726

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

## How far is Shola from nearby towns?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)116 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)64 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 Shola?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shola; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chari Daran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Shola known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 59% of the 79 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 Shola

Of every 100 households in Shola in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shola · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**36%

Use banking services ****90%**

**91%

Television ****77%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Shola?

■ Shola · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**959

Working population ****48.0%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 66.2% for women. 44% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (14%) · **■** Marginal 79 (54%)

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

- Dhnewati339 people
- Bani Basa315 people
- Vanda314 people
- Bagalti302 people
- Karoli295 people
- Chakti291 people
- Mandoli291 people
- Bhamnoli285 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shola?172021
- How far is Shola from Shimla?116 km by road
- What is the population of Shola?302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shola in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shola?73.8% (Census 2011)