Village · Shalai, Sirmaur # Diyandon Diyandon is a village in Shalai sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173027. The 2011 Census counted 529 people in 64 households, the 21st largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 529 people (2011) - 64 households - 65.0% literacy - 173027 PIN code ## Diyandon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Diyandon is 173027. Diyandon falls in Shalai sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173027 - Community development block Shillai - Census village code 023450 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Diyandon from nearby towns? - Shalai (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 126 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 78 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Diyandon? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Diyandon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Nawna Bhatwar - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bandli Dhadas - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shilai - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shilai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Diyandon known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and ginger. About 15% of the 564 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Diyandon Of every 100 households in Diyandon in 2011, 30 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 30 a car. ■ Diyandon · ■ Shalai rural average - Electricity for lighting 30% 86% - Toilet within the home 72% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 28% 59% - Tap water 70% 74% - Drinking water within premises 77% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90% - Use banking services 78% 80% - Television 62% 41% - Mobile phone 95% 77% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 2% - Car / jeep / van 30% 4% - None of these assets 3% 17% - Own their home 38% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Diyandon? ■ Diyandon · ■ Shalai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.0% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 856 902 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 946 957 - Working population 55.2% 58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 56.0% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 258 (88%) · ■ Other work 27 (9%) · ■ Marginal 7 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shalai - Sayasu 816 people - Bambal 797 people - Matiana 763 people - Pab 709 people - Nawna Bhatwar 447 people - Kiyana 429 people - Bagna 412 people - Bobri 381 people All 28 villages in Shalai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Diyandon? 173027 - How far is Diyandon from Nahan? 126 km by road - What is the population of Diyandon? 529 (Census 2011) - Which district is Diyandon in? Sirmaur district (Shalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Diyandon? 65.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/shalai/diyandon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.