Village · Kamrau, Sirmaur # Shaoga Shaoga is a village in Kamrau sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173027. The 2011 Census counted 832 people in 112 households, the 16th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 832 people (2011) - 112 households - 64.6% literacy - 173027 PIN code ## Shaoga PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shaoga is 173027. Shaoga falls in Kamrau sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173027 - Community development block Paonta Sahib - Census village code 023426 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shaoga from nearby towns? - Kamrau (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 100 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shaoga? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Shaoga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kafota - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ponta Sahib - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kafota - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Shaoga known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and ginger. About 18% of the 602 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shaoga Of every 100 households in Shaoga in 2011, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shaoga · ■ Kamrau rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 92% - Toilet within the home 26% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 62% - Tap water 96% 86% - Drinking water within premises 37% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 88% - Use banking services 92% 74% - Television 61% 51% - Mobile phone 94% 66% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 3% - None of these assets 4% 22% - Own their home 96% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shaoga? ■ Shaoga · ■ Kamrau rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.6% 68.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 857 911 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 961 921 - Working population 56.7% 51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 52.8% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 187 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 69 (15%) · ■ Marginal 212 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kamrau - Barwas 1,027 people - Thountha Jakhal 991 people - Mashu 985 people - Jamna 844 people - Korga 825 people - Kunair Dhamaun 821 people - Chauki Mirgwal 642 people - Rangwa Pabhar 640 people All 45 villages in Kamrau ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shaoga? 173027 - How far is Shaoga from Nahan? 100 km by road - What is the population of Shaoga? 832 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shaoga in? Sirmaur district (Kamrau sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shaoga? 64.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/kamrau/shaoga/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.