Village · Theog, Shimla # Thakar Ka Shil Thakar Ka Shil is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171209. The 2011 Census counted 54 people in 14 households, the 358th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 54 people (2011) - 14 households - 69.6% literacy - 171209 PIN code ## Thakar Ka Shil PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Thakar Ka Shil is 171209. Thakar Ka Shil falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171209 - Community development block Theog - Census village code 025183 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Thakar Ka Shil from nearby towns? - Theog (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 25 km by road - Theog (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Thakar Ka Shil? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Thakar Ka Shil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Gadeog - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Cheog - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Theog - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Theog - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Thakar Ka Shil known for? The main crops are apple. About 55% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Thakar Ka Shil Of every 100 households in Thakar Ka Shil in 2011, 92 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Thakar Ka Shil · ■ Theog rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 95% - Toilet within the home 42% 53% - No toilet (open defecation) 58% 47% - Tap water 42% 75% - Drinking water within premises 25% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 48% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 51% - Use banking services 0% 75% - Television 58% 67% - Mobile phone 92% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 8% - None of these assets 0% 7% - Own their home 50% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Thakar Ka Shil? ■ Thakar Ka Shil · ■ Theog rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.6% 83.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 960 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 600 908 - Working population 68.5% 58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.2% for men and 70.8% for women. 70% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 15 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 19 (51%) · ■ Other work 3 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Theog - Karali 59 people - Shlo 57 people - Bundu 55 people - Bajhyog 54 people - Parola 53 people - Rishaili 53 people - Up Muhal Teer 53 people - Jangal Lakhoti 51 people All 486 villages in Theog ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thakar Ka Shil? 171209 - How far is Thakar Ka Shil from Shimla? 25 km by road - What is the population of Thakar Ka Shil? 54 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thakar Ka Shil in? Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Thakar Ka Shil? 69.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/thakar-ka-shil/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.