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

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Shawar

Shawar is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173209**. The 2011 Census counted **56 people in 10 households**, the 190th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 56people (2011)
- 10households
- 76.5%literacy
- 173209PIN code

## Shawar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shawar is 173209.** Shawar falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173209
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021659

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

## How far is Shawar from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sabathu (nearest town)6 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 Shawar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Shawar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kathni
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sabathu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garkhal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Shawar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 15% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Shawar

Of every 100 households in Shawar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shawar · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****90%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**82%

Television ****90%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Shawar?

■ Shawar · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****697**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****250**

**907

Working population ****46.4%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 63.6% for women. 70% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (4%) · **■** Other work 22 (85%) · **■** Marginal 1 (4%)

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

- Kotla58 people
- Mahuhri58 people
- Daula Khurd56 people
- Gandhel56 people
- Jakh54 people
- Satrol54 people
- Shai54 people
- Basawal53 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shawar?173209
- How far is Shawar from Solan?25 km by road
- What is the population of Shawar?56 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shawar in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shawar?76.5% (Census 2011)