# Sharontha Village, Tikar, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/sharontha/ Village · Tikar, Shimla # Sharontha Sharontha is a village in Tikar sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171203**. The 2011 Census counted **810 people in 188 households**, the 4th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 810people (2011) - 188households - 78.5%literacy - 171203PIN code ## Sharontha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sharontha is 171203.** Sharontha falls in Tikar sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171203 - Community development blockRohru - Census village code026399 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sharontha from nearby towns? - Tikar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road - Rohru (nearest town)44 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 Sharontha? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sharontha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikar - ○Degree college10+ km · Rohru Seema - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rohru - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Sharontha known for? The main crops are **potato, pea and apple**. About 16% of the 197 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 Sharontha Of every 100 households in Sharontha in 2011, 90 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sharontha · ■ Tikar rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****41%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **61% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%** **51% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **46% Use banking services ****79%** **80% Television ****71%** **69% Mobile phone ****85%** **84% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****80%** **80% 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 Sharontha? ■ Sharontha · ■ Tikar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **78.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **913 Working population ****65.6%** **64.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 69.5% for women. 65% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 412 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 Tikar - Kuthari1,301 people - Khangta1,156 people - Koti841 people - Kadiwan756 people - Daroti728 people - Khalai709 people - Farog538 people [All 46 villages in Tikar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/tikar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sharontha?171203 - How far is Sharontha from Shimla?120 km by road - What is the population of Sharontha?810 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sharontha in?Shimla district (Tikar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sharontha?78.5% (Census 2011)