Village · Rohru, Shimla
# D.P.F. Shelan

D.P.F. Shelan is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171207. The 2011 Census counted 42 people in 11 households, the 112th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.
- 42 people (2011)
- 11 households
- 72.5% literacy
- 171207 PIN code

## D.P.F. Shelan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of D.P.F. Shelan is 171207. D.P.F. Shelan falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171207
- Community development block Rohru
- Census village code 026527

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is D.P.F. Shelan from nearby towns?
- Rohru (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 118 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in D.P.F. Shelan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside D.P.F. Shelan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Malthi
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Malthi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Seema
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal
- ○ Primary health centre 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
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 D.P.F. Shelan known for?

The main crops are apple, potato and maize. About 0% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in D.P.F. Shelan

Of every 100 households in D.P.F. Shelan in 2011, 80 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ D.P.F. Shelan · ■ Rohru rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 93%
- Toilet within the home 70% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 30% 44%
- Tap water 100% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 60% 71%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 40% 27%
- Use banking services 70% 83%
- Television 80% 75%
- Mobile phone 80% 85%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 10% 11%
- None of these assets 20% 6%
- Own their home 80% 85%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of D.P.F. Shelan?

■ D.P.F. Shelan · ■ Rohru rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.5% 76.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 951
- Working population 69.0% 58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 63.2% for women. 67% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (10%) · ■ Other work 3 (10%) · ■ Marginal 13 (45%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Rohru
- D.P.F. Bhalun-II 53 people
- D.P.F.Sharmali Awal 50 people
- D.P.F.Jaunli 43 people
- D.P.F. Bhalara 42 people
- D.P.F. Kakoi Basa 41 people
- D.P.F. Shakla 36 people
- D.P.F. Kewli 34 people
- D.P.F. Ganga Nagar 28 people

All 142 villages in Rohru

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of D.P.F. Shelan? 171207
- How far is D.P.F. Shelan from Shimla? 118 km by road
- What is the population of D.P.F. Shelan? 42 (Census 2011)
- Which district is D.P.F. Shelan in? Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of D.P.F. Shelan? 72.5% (Census 2011)

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