# Shaha Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/shaha/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Shaha Shaha is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **183 people in 34 households**, the 131st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 183people (2011) - 34households - 81.2%literacy - 173025PIN code ## Shaha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shaha is 173025.** Shaha falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173025 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023266 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shaha from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)33 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)30 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 Shaha? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Shaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kharkari - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Birla - ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paonta Sahib - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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 Shaha known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 19% of the 125 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 Shaha Of every 100 households in Shaha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shaha · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****47%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **45% Tap water ****62%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **63% Use banking services ****88%** **76% Television ****41%** **63% Mobile phone ****88%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **7% None of these assets ****9%** **11% Own their home ****100%** **88% 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 Shaha? ■ Shaha · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****710** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****200** **928 Working population ****60.7%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 68.5% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 31 (28%) · **■** Other work 19 (17%) · **■** Marginal 61 (55%) 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 Paonta Sahib - Ambwala Singh Pura195 people - Smaun Kanyan194 people - Katwari Baghrat193 people - Barthal192 people - Detar Kandaila181 people - Bhatna Kalyana176 people - Charanwala161 people - Garla Kyartu156 people [All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shaha?173025 - How far is Shaha from Nahan?33 km by road - What is the population of Shaha?183 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shaha in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shaha?81.2% (Census 2011)