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

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Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Shilar

Shilar is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173209**. The 2011 Census counted **173 people in 37 households**, the 84th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 173people (2011)
- 37households
- 84.7%literacy
- 173209PIN code

## Shilar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173209
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021660

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

## How far is Shilar from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)22 km by road
- Kasauli (nearest town)5 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 Shilar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shilar; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kathni
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garkhal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Shilar known for?

The main crops are **tomato**. About 22% of the 44 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 Shilar

Of every 100 households in Shilar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Shilar · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**22%

Tap water ****51%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**42%

Use banking services ****89%**

**82%

Television ****97%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**15%

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

**10%

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

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shilar?

■ Shilar · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**907

Working population ****32.4%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 81.2% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (5%) · **■** Other work 46 (82%) · **■** Marginal 6 (11%)

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

- Gandhol177 people
- Tarol176 people
- Kalth174 people
- Nichli Gaongari173 people
- Thana171 people
- Barag169 people
- Panji168 people
- Kanda164 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shilar?173209
- How far is Shilar from Solan?22 km by road
- What is the population of Shilar?173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shilar in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shilar?84.7% (Census 2011)