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

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Shalai

Shalai is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 50 households**, the 30th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 287people (2011)
- 50households
- 87.0%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Shalai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022436

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

## How far is Shalai from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)31 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)31 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 Shalai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chayal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 tanks / ponds
- 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 Shalai known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 36% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Shalai

Of every 100 households in Shalai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shalai · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

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

**80%

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

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****96%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Shalai?

■ Shalai · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****640**

**917

Working population ****57.1%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 83.2% for women. 54% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 151 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (7%)

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

- Nagali302 people
- Kanair299 people
- Kanodi298 people
- Mihani294 people
- Katoh284 people
- Tikkari283 people
- Sharer278 people
- Kiari272 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shalai?173217
- How far is Shalai from Solan?31 km by road
- What is the population of Shalai?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalai in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shalai?87.0% (Census 2011)