# Shikroat Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/shikroat/

Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Shikroat

Shikroat is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **43 people in 10 households**, the 376th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 43people (2011)
- 10households
- 85.4%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Shikroat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shikroat is 171201.** Shikroat falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025136

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

## How far is Shikroat from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)34 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)2 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 Shikroat?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shikroat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Theog
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Theog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Shikroat known for?

About 15% of the 40 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 Shikroat

Of every 100 households in Shikroat in 2011, 100 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikroat · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**22%

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

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**51%

Use banking services ****90%**

**75%

Television ****60%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**8%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Shikroat?

■ Shikroat · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1389**

**960

Working population ****51.2%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 78.3% for women. 72% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (14%) · **■** Marginal 19 (86%)

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 Theog

- Up Muhal Janog Doyam45 people
- Up Muhal Katiana III rd45 people
- Gajaut44 people
- Dhalauhar43 people
- Up Muhal Bhaj43 people
- Bhot42 people
- Malewg42 people
- Up Muhal Konti42 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shikroat?171201
- How far is Shikroat from Shimla?34 km by road
- What is the population of Shikroat?43 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikroat in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shikroat?85.4% (Census 2011)