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

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Shelan

Shelan is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **675 people in 142 households**, the 18th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 675people (2011)
- 142households
- 79.2%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Shelan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026530

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

## How far is Shelan from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)130 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)15 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 Shelan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shelan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malthi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Shelan known for?

The main crops are **apple, barley and maize**. About 3% of the 215 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 Shelan

Of every 100 households in Shelan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Shelan · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**44%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**27%

Use banking services ****99%**

**83%

Television ****97%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**11%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shelan?

■ Shelan · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**923

Working population ****69.0%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 65.2% for women. 70% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 144 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 306 (66%)

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

- Bharoli710 people
- Bhalun701 people
- Kui696 people
- Banchuchh681 people
- Shil664 people
- Gauna647 people
- Sherog641 people
- Thamtari635 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shelan?171207
- How far is Shelan from Shimla?130 km by road
- What is the population of Shelan?675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shelan in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shelan?79.2% (Census 2011)