# Shimalya Village, Rajgarh, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Rajgarh, Sirmaur 

# Shimalya

Shimalya is a village in Rajgarh sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173233**. The 2011 Census counted **140 people in 27 households**, the 128th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 140people (2011)
- 27households
- 82.8%literacy
- 173233PIN code

## Shimalya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shimalya is 173233.** Shimalya falls in Rajgarh sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173233
- Community development blockRajgarh
- Census village code022537

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

## How far is Shimalya from nearby towns?

- Rajgarh (sub-district HQ)61 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)161 km by road
- Rajgarh (nearest town)61 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 Shimalya?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shimalya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhaniya Ser
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sanora Nohri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajgarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Shimalya known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 18% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Shimalya

Of every 100 households in Shimalya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shimalya · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**81%

Use banking services ****100%**

**75%

Television ****70%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Shimalya?

■ Shimalya · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**926

Working population ****81.4%**

**71.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 77.4% for women. 81% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 67 (59%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%) · **■** Marginal 37 (32%)

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 Rajgarh

- Batol147 people
- Ber Jamoli142 people
- Rori141 people
- Lanaru140 people
- Hion Jajah139 people
- Maloh Mashog138 people
- Tir Ganoh134 people
- Tikri Jajah132 people

[All 140 villages in Rajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/rajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shimalya?173233
- How far is Shimalya from Nahan?161 km by road
- What is the population of Shimalya?140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimalya in?Sirmaur district (Rajgarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shimalya?82.8% (Census 2011)