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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Silu

Silu is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **202 people in 39 households**, the 171st largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 202people (2011)
- 39households
- 84.3%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Silu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025155

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

## How far is Silu from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)35 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)3 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 Silu?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Theog
- ○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
- ○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 Silu known for?

The main crops are **pulses and chilly**. About 25% of the 91 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 Silu

Of every 100 households in Silu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Silu · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**47%

Tap water ****92%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**51%

Use banking services ****55%**

**75%

Television ****55%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**8%

None of these assets ****21%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Silu?

■ Silu · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****757**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**908

Working population ****67.3%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 72.2% for women. 64% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 112 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (5%) · **■** Other work 16 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Banar204 people
- Up Muhal Charhi204 people
- Karani203 people
- Bhirgarh202 people
- Nawagaon201 people
- Koti200 people
- Majholi200 people
- Tikri200 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silu?171201
- How far is Silu from Shimla?35 km by road
- What is the population of Silu?202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silu in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Silu?84.3% (Census 2011)