# Shilnu Kalas Village, Nahan, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nahan, Sirmaur 

# Shilnu Kalas

Shilnu Kalas is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 34 households**, the 85th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 187people (2011)
- 34households
- 62.4%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Shilnu Kalas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shilnu Kalas is 173001.** Shilnu Kalas falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023201

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

## How far is Shilnu Kalas from nearby towns?

- Nahan (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)26 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)26 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 Shilnu Kalas?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Shilnu Kalas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kailash
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dadhog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Shilnu Kalas known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 26% of the 69 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shilnu Kalas

Of every 100 households in Shilnu Kalas in 2011, 97 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shilnu Kalas · ■ Nahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**36%

Tap water ****74%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**65%

Use banking services ****79%**

**81%

Television ****38%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****41%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Shilnu Kalas?

■ Shilnu Kalas · ■ Nahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**902

Working population ****63.1%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 55.6% for women. 61% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 106 (90%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Nahan

- Kangar Ghund204 people
- Khanda Sanwra199 people
- Kathla197 people
- Sarahan187 people
- Makkar Wali182 people
- Balsar179 people
- Sanvra Katal177 people
- Kathana167 people

[All 137 villages in Nahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/nahan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shilnu Kalas?173001
- How far is Shilnu Kalas from Nahan?26 km by road
- What is the population of Shilnu Kalas?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shilnu Kalas in?Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shilnu Kalas?62.4% (Census 2011)