Village · Rampur, Shimla # Shah Shah is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172001. The 2011 Census counted 539 people in 115 households, the 41st largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 539 people (2011) - 115 households - 77.0% literacy - 172001 PIN code ## Shah PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shah is 172001. Shah falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 172001 - Community development block Rampur - Census village code 023578 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shah from nearby towns? - Rampur (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 162 km by road - Rampur (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shah? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Shah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dophda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rampur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 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 Shah known for? The main crops are wheat, barley and maize. About 48% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shah Of every 100 households in Shah in 2011, 99 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shah · ■ Rampur rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 96% - Toilet within the home 50% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 50% 40% - Tap water 99% 94% - Drinking water within premises 54% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 52% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 79% 43% - Use banking services 93% 90% - Television 67% 68% - Mobile phone 79% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 4% 4% - Car / jeep / van 4% 7% - None of these assets 13% 9% - Own their home 98% 79% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shah? ■ Shah · ■ Rampur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.0% 79.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 846 915 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 919 - Working population 60.5% 54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 69.5% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 300 (92%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (3%) · ■ Marginal 11 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rampur - Kasha 609 people - Sarpara 605 people - Bhadrash 555 people - Oda 543 people - Gaso 536 people - Suru 509 people - Bhagaoht 507 people - Basahara 505 people All 220 villages in Rampur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shah? 172001 - How far is Shah from Shimla? 162 km by road - What is the population of Shah? 539 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shah in? Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shah? 77.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/shah-023578/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.