Village · Kamrau, Sirmaur # Shikandon Shikandon is a village in Kamrau sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173022. The 2011 Census counted 374 people in 53 households, the 34th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 374 people (2011) - 53 households - 61.4% literacy - 173022 PIN code ## Shikandon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shikandon is 173022. Shikandon falls in Kamrau sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173022 - Community development block Paonta Sahib - Census village code 023396 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shikandon from nearby towns? - Kamrau (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 85 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shikandon? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Shikandon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kodga - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ponta Sahib - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ponta Sahib - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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 Shikandon known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and ginger. About 18% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shikandon Of every 100 households in Shikandon in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shikandon · ■ Kamrau rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 92% - Toilet within the home 8% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 62% - Tap water 62% 86% - Drinking water within premises 4% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 88% - Use banking services 48% 74% - Television 42% 51% - Mobile phone 67% 66% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 3% - None of these assets 21% 22% - Own their home 94% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shikandon? ■ Shikandon · ■ Kamrau rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.4% 68.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 898 911 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 921 - Working population 64.7% 51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.7% for men and 57.7% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 80 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (3%) · ■ Other work 23 (10%) · ■ Marginal 132 (55%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kamrau - Bhatrog 495 people - Kathwar 481 people - Chareu 467 people - Chamola Kyar 411 people - Chitli 348 people - Sadiyar 339 people - Kotga Kandon 333 people - Sathaur 282 people All 45 villages in Kamrau ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shikandon? 173022 - How far is Shikandon from Nahan? 85 km by road - What is the population of Shikandon? 374 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shikandon in? Sirmaur district (Kamrau sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shikandon? 61.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/kamrau/shikandon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.