# Shiv Shankar Garh Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/shiv-shankar-garh/ Village · Kandaghat, Solan # Shiv Shankar Garh Shiv Shankar Garh is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173222**. The 2011 Census counted **220 people in 40 households**, the 45th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%. - 220people (2011) - 40households - 85.9%literacy - 173222PIN code ## Shiv Shankar Garh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shiv Shankar Garh is 173222.** Shiv Shankar Garh falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173222 - Community development blockKandaghat - Census village code022255 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shiv Shankar Garh from nearby towns? - Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Solan (district HQ)45 km by road - Arki (nearest town)25 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 Shiv Shankar Garh? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Shiv Shankar Garh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mamalig - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mamalig - ○Degree college10+ km · Batal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Shiv Shankar Garh known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 12% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Shiv Shankar Garh Of every 100 households in Shiv Shankar Garh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Shiv Shankar Garh · ■ Kandaghat rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****87%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **18% Tap water ****100%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **63% Use banking services ****84%** **93% Television ****71%** **78% Mobile phone ****84%** **83% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **13% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Shiv Shankar Garh? ■ Shiv Shankar Garh · ■ Kandaghat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **87.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **934 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333** **917 Working population ****65.9%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 80.2% for women. 66% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 45 (31%) · **■** Marginal 100 (69%) 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 - Neri237 people - Badon236 people - Deyawanda225 people - Jakhrion223 people - Jhajha219 people - Banjani218 people - Up Mohal Dharyan217 people - Up Mohal Dochi217 people [All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shiv Shankar Garh?173222 - How far is Shiv Shankar Garh from Solan?45 km by road - What is the population of Shiv Shankar Garh?220 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shiv Shankar Garh in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shiv Shankar Garh?85.9% (Census 2011)