Village · Rajgarh, Sirmaur # Shalamun Shalamun is a village in Rajgarh sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173223. The 2011 Census counted 185 people in 41 households, the 111th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%. - 185 people (2011) - 41 households - 69.2% literacy - 173223 PIN code ## Shalamun PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shalamun is 173223. Shalamun falls in Rajgarh sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173223 - Community development block Rajgarh - Census village code 022581 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shalamun from nearby towns? - Rajgarh (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 120 km by road - Rajgarh (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shalamun? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Shalamun; 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gora - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Solan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajgarh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ 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 Shalamun known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and ginger. About 4% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shalamun Of every 100 households in Shalamun in 2011, 100 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shalamun · ■ Rajgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 95% - Toilet within the home 57% 56% - No toilet (open defecation) 43% 43% - Tap water 93% 80% - Drinking water within premises 0% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 81% - Use banking services 41% 75% - Television 54% 66% - Mobile phone 75% 80% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 7% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 6% - None of these assets 14% 8% - Own their home 100% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shalamun? ■ Shalamun · ■ Rajgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.2% 86.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1056 946 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 926 - Working population 62.7% 71.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 63.0% for women. 66% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 102 (88%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (3%) · ■ Other work 11 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajgarh - Shaya 199 people - Phagu 194 people - Shamloh 194 people - Dhaila Deothi 191 people - Dhanach Shayaghat 180 people - Dhaya Pitli 180 people - Korab Bagna 176 people - Darena 172 people All 140 villages in Rajgarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shalamun? 173223 - How far is Shalamun from Nahan? 120 km by road - What is the population of Shalamun? 185 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shalamun in? Sirmaur district (Rajgarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shalamun? 69.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/rajgarh/shalamun/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.