# Shillai Village, Shalai, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/shalai/shillai/ Village · Shalai, Sirmaur # Shillai Shillai is a village in Shalai sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173027**. The 2011 Census counted **5,790 people in 1,003 households**, the 1st largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 5,790people (2011) - 1,003households - 75.0%literacy - 173027PIN code ## Shillai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shillai is 173027.** Shillai falls in Shalai sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173027 - Community development blockShillai - Census village code023445 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shillai from nearby towns? - Nahan (district HQ)117 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)70 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 Shillai? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Shillai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shillai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Shillai known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and ginger**. About 18% of the 1,653 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Shillai Of every 100 households in Shillai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Shillai · ■ Shalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **86% Toilet within the home ****63%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **59% Tap water ****91%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **90% Use banking services ****90%** **80% Television ****70%** **41% Mobile phone ****90%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **17% Own their home ****78%** **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 Shillai? ■ Shillai · ■ Shalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **68.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **957 Working population ****57.0%** **58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 67.9% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 679 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (0%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 854 (26%) · **■** Marginal 1,742 (53%) 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 Shalai - Gundahan3,828 people - Kando Bhatnaul2,236 people - Milla Magnal2,102 people - Manal1,808 people [All 28 villages in Shalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/shalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shillai?173027 - How far is Shillai from Nahan?117 km by road - What is the population of Shillai?5,790 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shillai in?Sirmaur district (Shalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shillai?75.0% (Census 2011)