# Shakret Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Shakret

Shakret is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173222**. The 2011 Census counted **50 people in 9 households**, the 199th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 50people (2011)
- 9households
- 93.2%literacy
- 173222PIN code

## Shakret PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shakret is 173222.** Shakret falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173222
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022267

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

## How far is Shakret from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jutogh (nearest town)17 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 Shakret?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shakret; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sayari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sayari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Shakret known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 15% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shakret

Of every 100 households in Shakret in 2011, 89 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shakret · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**18%

Tap water ****89%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****78%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**13%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Shakret?

■ Shakret · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.2%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**917

Working population ****22.0%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 85.7% for women. 44% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 6 (55%) · **■** Marginal 5 (45%)

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

- Gandrori52 people
- Kaisu52 people
- Nain51 people
- Duh50 people
- Kamliar49 people
- Parotha49 people
- Neri48 people
- Diwin45 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shakret?173222
- How far is Shakret from Solan?55 km by road
- What is the population of Shakret?50 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakret in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shakret?93.2% (Census 2011)