# Shilawara Village, Renuka, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Renuka, Sirmaur 

# Shilawara

Shilawara is a village in Renuka sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173023**. The 2011 Census counted **943 people in 126 households**, the 14th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 943people (2011)
- 126households
- 71.7%literacy
- 173023PIN code

## Shilawara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shilawara is 173023.** Shilawara falls in Renuka sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173023
- Community development blockSangrah
- Census village code022959

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

## How far is Shilawara from nearby towns?

- Sangrah (sub-district HQ)82 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)80 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 Shilawara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shilawara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naderi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 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 Shilawara known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 17% of the 565 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Shilawara

Of every 100 households in Shilawara in 2011, 87 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shilawara · ■ Renuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**42%

Tap water ****55%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**21%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****86%**

**85%

Television ****20%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****39%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Shilawara?

■ Shilawara · ■ Renuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**974

Working population ****54.6%**

**59.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 65.1% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 204 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (5%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 262 (51%)

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 Renuka

- Beyong Tatwa1,004 people
- Bhon Kandyana985 people
- Gahal962 people
- Tikri Dasakna961 people
- Jamu913 people
- Bhalar905 people
- Andheri863 people
- Ghaton863 people

[All 74 villages in Renuka](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/renuka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shilawara?173023
- How far is Shilawara from Nahan?80 km by road
- What is the population of Shilawara?943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shilawara in?Sirmaur district (Renuka sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shilawara?71.7% (Census 2011)