Village · Kasauli, Solan # Shalu Kalan Shalu Kalan is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173204. The 2011 Census counted 324 people in 64 households, the 37th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 324 people (2011) - 64 households - 78.1% literacy - 173204 PIN code ## Shalu Kalan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shalu Kalan is 173204. Shalu Kalan falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173204 - Community development block Dharampur - Census village code 021530 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shalu Kalan from nearby towns? - Kasauli (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Solan (district HQ) 49 km by road - Parwanoo (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shalu Kalan? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Shalu Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Masulkhana - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Solan - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Garkhal - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shalu Kalan known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 28% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shalu Kalan Of every 100 households in Shalu Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shalu Kalan · ■ Kasauli rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 96% - Toilet within the home 32% 77% - No toilet (open defecation) 68% 22% - Tap water 100% 74% - Drinking water within premises 6% 48% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 42% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 33% 42% - Use banking services 82% 82% - Television 64% 75% - Mobile phone 36% 77% - Computer with internet 0% 3% - Two-wheeler 17% 15% - Car / jeep / van 1% 10% - None of these assets 14% 6% - Own their home 67% 60% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shalu Kalan? ■ Shalu Kalan · ■ Kasauli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.1% 84.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 895 826 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1300 907 - Working population 37.7% 47.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 70.1% for women. 63% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 17 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 104 (85%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kasauli - Banasar 342 people - Mashobra 336 people - Nahun 331 people - Mangoti 325 people - Shalaura Khurd 323 people - Kiarad 313 people - Dhiari 310 people - Chhatera 308 people All 274 villages in Kasauli ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shalu Kalan? 173204 - How far is Shalu Kalan from Solan? 49 km by road - What is the population of Shalu Kalan? 324 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shalu Kalan in? Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shalu Kalan? 78.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/shalu-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.