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

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Shil

Shil is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171207**. The 2011 Census counted **664 people in 173 households**, the 19th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 664people (2011)
- 173households
- 85.1%literacy
- 171207PIN code

## Shil PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171207
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026524

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

## How far is Shil from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)80 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)40 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 Shil?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Shil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheemarohru
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, hand pumps 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 Shil known for?

The main crops are **apple, potato and wheat**. About 22% of the 213 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 Shil

Of every 100 households in Shil in 2011, 97 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Shil · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**44%

Tap water ****99%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**27%

Use banking services ****71%**

**83%

Television ****67%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**11%

None of these assets ****14%**

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Shil?

■ Shil · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1345**

**923

Working population ****49.4%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 80.5% for women. 63% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (21%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (8%) · **■** Marginal 38 (12%)

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

- Bhalun701 people
- Kui696 people
- Banchuchh681 people
- Shelan675 people
- Gauna647 people
- Sherog641 people
- Thamtari635 people
- Bashla634 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shil?171207
- How far is Shil from Shimla?80 km by road
- What is the population of Shil?664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shil in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shil?85.1% (Census 2011)