# Shakog Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Shakog

Shakog is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **39 people in 7 households**, the 220th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 39people (2011)
- 7households
- 91.7%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Shakog PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shakog is 173217.** Shakog falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022466

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

## How far is Shakog from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)39 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)39 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 Shakog?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Shakog; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kathla
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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
- 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 Shakog known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and flower**. About 30% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Shakog

Of every 100 households in Shakog in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shakog · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****71%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**52%

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

**34%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****100%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**13%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Shakog?

■ Shakog · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**917

Working population ****30.8%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 88.9% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 10 (83%) · **■** Other work 2 (17%)

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 Kandaghat

- Shalah Kolian40 people
- Shalog Jogian40 people
- Chauki39 people
- Dhandon39 people
- Anji38 people
- Anji38 people
- Shalawon38 people
- Bajaur37 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shakog?173217
- How far is Shakog from Solan?39 km by road
- What is the population of Shakog?39 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakog in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shakog?91.7% (Census 2011)