# Shekhal Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Shekhal

Shekhal is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **440 people in 98 households**, the 40th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 440people (2011)
- 98households
- 77.4%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Shekhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhal is 171207.** Shekhal falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026503

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

## How far is Shekhal from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)149 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)19 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 Shekhal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sawra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sawra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Shekhal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 2% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shekhal

Of every 100 households in Shekhal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Shekhal · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**44%

Tap water ****99%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**27%

Use banking services ****91%**

**83%

Television ****63%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**11%

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

**6%

Own their home ****92%**

**85%

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 Shekhal?

■ Shekhal · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****583**

**923

Working population ****52.7%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 66.5% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (24%) · **■** Marginal 61 (26%)

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 Rohru

- Malthi460 people
- Kotara459 people
- Andhreothi452 people
- Bahli448 people
- Katsari437 people
- Sharmali425 people
- Kakoi415 people
- Jagothi408 people

[All 142 villages in Rohru](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rohru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhal?171207
- How far is Shekhal from Shimla?149 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhal?440 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhal in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhal?77.4% (Census 2011)