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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Shila

Shila is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **349 people in 66 households**, the 47th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 349people (2011)
- 66households
- 86.0%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Shila PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shila is 171220.** Shila falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025355

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

## How far is Shila from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)66 km by road
- Theog (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 Shila?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Deha
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Deha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Shila known for?

The main crops are **vegetables and potato**. About 28% of the 130 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 Shila

Of every 100 households in Shila in 2011, 98 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 30 a car.

■ Shila · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**47%

Tap water ****94%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**51%

Use banking services ****82%**

**75%

Television ****77%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****30%**

**8%

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

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Shila?

■ Shila · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**908

Working population ****65.3%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 78.7% for women. 63% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 9 (4%)

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

- Darghot363 people
- Nano358 people
- Loli353 people
- Barar352 people
- Chambal343 people
- Deothi341 people
- Kiari340 people
- Khalashi339 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shila?171220
- How far is Shila from Shimla?66 km by road
- What is the population of Shila?349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shila in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shila?86.0% (Census 2011)