# Shiwa Ridana Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/shiwa-ridana/ Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Shiwa Ridana Shiwa Ridana is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173025**. The 2011 Census counted **973 people in 153 households**, the 51st largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 973people (2011) - 153households - 71.7%literacy - 173025PIN code ## Shiwa Ridana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shiwa Ridana is 173025.** Shiwa Ridana falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173025 - Community development blockPaonta Sahib - Census village code023372 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shiwa Ridana from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)78 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)38 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 Shiwa Ridana? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Shiwa Ridana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○Degree college10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Shiwa Ridana known for? The main crops are **maize, ginger and wheat**. About 29% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Shiwa Ridana Of every 100 households in Shiwa Ridana in 2011, 92 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shiwa Ridana · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **96% Toilet within the home ****44%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **45% Tap water ****84%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **63% Use banking services ****82%** **76% Television ****59%** **63% Mobile phone ****86%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **7% None of these assets ****2%** **11% Own their home ****95%** **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 Shiwa Ridana? ■ Shiwa Ridana · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800** **928 Working population ****73.7%** **41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 58.3% for women. 75% of men and 73% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 308 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 359 (50%) 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 - Taruwala1,018 people - Behrampur Salamatpur1,008 people - Byas1,006 people - Ghutanpur987 people - Haripur Tohana967 people - Bangran965 people - Amargarh960 people - Kadela Adhwar934 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 Shiwa Ridana?173025 - How far is Shiwa Ridana from Nahan?78 km by road - What is the population of Shiwa Ridana?973 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shiwa Ridana in?Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shiwa Ridana?71.7% (Census 2011)