# Sihawala Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Sihawala

Sihawala is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **44 people in 9 households**, the 207th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 44people (2011)
- 9households
- 79.1%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Sihawala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022483

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

## How far is Sihawala from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)22 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)22 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 Sihawala?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sihawala; 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 · Dhangeel
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chail
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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
- 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 Sihawala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 5% of the 76 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 Sihawala

Of every 100 households in Sihawala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Sihawala · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

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

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**63%

Use banking services ****89%**

**93%

Television ****56%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**13%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Sihawala?

■ Sihawala · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**934

Working population ****86.4%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 61.9% for women. 87% of men and 86% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (24%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 28 (74%)

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

- Diwin45 people
- Nauhra45 people
- Anji44 people
- Gog44 people
- Grain43 people
- Pajarli43 people
- Sudharag43 people
- Baror42 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sihawala?173217
- How far is Sihawala from Solan?22 km by road
- What is the population of Sihawala?44 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihawala in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sihawala?79.1% (Census 2011)