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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/shiwa/

Village · Kasauli, Solan 

# Shiwa

Shiwa is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173204**. The 2011 Census counted **132 people in 26 households**, the 109th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 132people (2011)
- 26households
- 88.5%literacy
- 173204PIN code

## Shiwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shiwa is 173204.** Shiwa falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173204
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021579

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

## How far is Shiwa from nearby towns?

- Kasauli (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)32 km by road
- Kasauli (nearest town)10 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 Shiwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chamian
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chamian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garkhal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Shiwa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and tomato**. About 37% of the 31 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 Shiwa

Of every 100 households in Shiwa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Shiwa · ■ Kasauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

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

**77%

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

**22%

Tap water ****92%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**42%

Use banking services ****100%**

**82%

Television ****96%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**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 Shiwa?

■ Shiwa · ■ Kasauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**826

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**907

Working population ****48.5%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 83.0% for women. 51% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (5%) · **■** Other work 30 (47%) · **■** Marginal 24 (38%)

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

- Than144 people
- Auda Nichla135 people
- Manjh135 people
- Karol133 people
- Kadon129 people
- Khadoli129 people
- Sari129 people
- Chaamon128 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shiwa?173204
- How far is Shiwa from Solan?32 km by road
- What is the population of Shiwa?132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiwa in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shiwa?88.5% (Census 2011)