# Shichra Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Shichra

Shichra is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **141 people in 28 households**, the 89th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 141people (2011)
- 28households
- 92.5%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Shichra PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022375

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

## How far is Shichra from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)16 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)16 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 Shichra?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shichra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kandaghat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Shichra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and beans**. About 12% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Shichra

Of every 100 households in Shichra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Shichra · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

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

**80%

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

**18%

Tap water ****93%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**63%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****89%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Shichra?

■ Shichra · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****621**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**917

Working population ****45.4%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 86.5% for women. 67% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (45%) · **■** Marginal 3 (5%)

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

- Malga144 people
- Khajri142 people
- Ghalai141 people
- Kakara141 people
- Anji140 people
- Bhodan140 people
- Sanet139 people
- Tikri138 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shichra?173215
- How far is Shichra from Solan?16 km by road
- What is the population of Shichra?141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shichra in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shichra?92.5% (Census 2011)