# Shalawon Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Shalawon

Shalawon is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **38 people in 8 households**, the 223rd largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 38people (2011)
- 8households
- 88.6%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Shalawon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shalawon is 173215.** Shalawon falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022369

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

## How far is Shalawon from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)23 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)23 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 Shalawon?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Shalawon; 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 · Majhol
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kawarang
- ○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 station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Shalawon known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 6% of the 67 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 Shalawon

Of every 100 households in Shalawon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Shalawon · ■ 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 ****100%**

**52%

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

**34%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****88%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**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 Shalawon?

■ Shalawon · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**87.1%

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

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**917

Working population ****68.4%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 82.4% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 14 (54%) · **■** Other work 6 (23%) · **■** Marginal 6 (23%)

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

- Dhandon39 people
- Shakog39 people
- Anji38 people
- Anji38 people
- Bajaur37 people
- Banota37 people
- Shalog Kolian37 people
- Bargiyana36 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shalawon?173215
- How far is Shalawon from Solan?23 km by road
- What is the population of Shalawon?38 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shalawon in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shalawon?88.6% (Census 2011)