# Shungal Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Shungal

Shungal is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **135 people in 22 households**, the 97th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 135people (2011)
- 22households
- 91.1%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Shungal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022413

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

## How far is Shungal from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)26 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)20 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 Shungal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shungal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shoghi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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 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 Shungal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and beans**. About 10% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Shungal

Of every 100 households in Shungal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Shungal · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

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

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**63%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****96%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**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 Shungal?

■ Shungal · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****753**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**917

Working population ****58.5%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 85.2% for women. 56% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 75 (95%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Tikri138 people
- Badhet137 people
- Chhob137 people
- Jekhri135 people
- Bakesu134 people
- Kumhali134 people
- Balawala133 people
- Khadar129 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shungal?173215
- How far is Shungal from Solan?26 km by road
- What is the population of Shungal?135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shungal in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shungal?91.1% (Census 2011)