# Shair Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Shair

Shair is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173220**. The 2011 Census counted **100 people in 17 households**, the 135th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 100people (2011)
- 17households
- 85.1%literacy
- 173220PIN code

## Shair PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shair is 173220.** Shair falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173220
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021730

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

## How far is Shair from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)47 km by road
- Parwanoo (nearest town)14 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 Shair?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shair; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · New Gram
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mozal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gurakhal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river 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 Shair known for?

The main crops are **wheat, tomato and maize**. About 20% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shair

Of every 100 households in Shair in 2011, 100 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shair · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**22%

Tap water ****18%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**82%

Television ****82%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**60%

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 Shair?

■ Shair · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****444**

**907

Working population ****55.0%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 77.1% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 46 (84%) · **■** Other work 9 (16%)

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 Kasauli

- Kurar101 people
- Gorthi Nichli100 people
- Kathech100 people
- Rauri100 people
- Siharri Brahmna97 people
- Shai96 people
- Anji Chanala95 people
- Patta94 people

[All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shair?173220
- How far is Shair from Solan?47 km by road
- What is the population of Shair?100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shair in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shair?85.1% (Census 2011)