# Sharn Village, Rampur, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Sharn

Sharn is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172022**. The 2011 Census counted **299 people in 72 households**, the 86th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 299people (2011)
- 72households
- 68.4%literacy
- 172022PIN code

## Sharn PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sharn is 172022.** Sharn falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172022
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023660

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

## How far is Sharn from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)132 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)37 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 Sharn?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sharn; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Sharn known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 21% of the 299 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 Sharn

Of every 100 households in Sharn in 2011, 65 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sharn · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**40%

Tap water ****85%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**43%

Use banking services ****75%**

**90%

Television ****48%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**7%

None of these assets ****17%**

**9%

Own their home ****64%**

**79%

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 Sharn?

■ Sharn · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****823**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****565**

**919

Working population ****60.9%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 56.6% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (9%) · **■** Marginal 55 (30%)

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 Rampur

- Phunja318 people
- Kurnu316 people
- Basari304 people
- Ratanpur299 people
- Karari295 people
- Kurgu291 people
- Suga289 people
- Shobli275 people

[All 220 villages in Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sharn?172022
- How far is Sharn from Shimla?132 km by road
- What is the population of Sharn?299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sharn in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sharn?68.4% (Census 2011)