Village · Kandaghat, Solan
# Shadyal

Shadyal is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173215. The 2011 Census counted 120 people in 20 households, the 114th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.
- 120 people (2011)
- 20 households
- 85.7% literacy
- 173215 PIN code

## Shadyal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shadyal is 173215. Shadyal falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173215
- Community development block Kandaghat
- Census village code 022416

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shadyal from nearby towns?
- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Solan (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shadyal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Shadyal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Shoghi
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shoghi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shimla
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Shadyal known for?

The main crops are wheat, maize and beans. About 10% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shadyal

Of every 100 households in Shadyal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 35 a car.

■ Shadyal · ■ Kandaghat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 97%
- Toilet within the home 75% 80%
- No toilet (open defecation) 25% 18%
- Tap water 90% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 25% 34%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 75% 63%
- Use banking services 95% 93%
- Television 90% 78%
- Mobile phone 90% 83%
- Computer with internet 0% 4%
- Two-wheeler 20% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 35% 13%
- None of these assets 5% 4%
- Own their home 80% 80%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shadyal?

■ Shadyal · ■ Kandaghat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.7% 87.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1069 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1750 917
- Working population 48.3% 49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 72.9% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (66%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (5%) · ■ Household industry 4 (7%) · ■ Other work 8 (14%) · ■ Marginal 5 (9%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kandaghat
- Balangrur Rehan 122 people
- Chagaon 122 people
- Jadhana 122 people
- Kotla 120 people
- Kot 118 people
- Naog 118 people
- Takrana 117 people
- Kun 116 people

All 284 villages in Kandaghat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shadyal? 173215
- How far is Shadyal from Solan? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Shadyal? 120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shadyal in? Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shadyal? 85.7% (Census 2011)

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