# Shil Village, Krishangarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Krishangarh, Solan 

# Shil

Shil is a village in Krishangarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173225**. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 67 households**, the 11th largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 358people (2011)
- 67households
- 83.8%literacy
- 173225PIN code

## Shil PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shil is 173225.** Shil falls in Krishangarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173225
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021458

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

## How far is Shil from nearby towns?

- Kuthar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)39 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)39 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 Shil?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chamiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gadkhal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 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 Shil known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 21% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Shil

Of every 100 households in Shil in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shil · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**28%

Tap water ****63%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**87%

Use banking services ****73%**

**81%

Television ****86%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Shil?

■ Shil · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**907

Working population ****57.5%**

**63.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 73.0% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (25%) · **■** Marginal 117 (57%)

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 Krishangarh

- Patta454 people
- Jadla437 people
- Goela397 people
- Darwa368 people
- Sua357 people
- Khaltu333 people
- Badhalag327 people
- Chanol318 people

[All 229 villages in Krishangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/krishangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shil?173225
- How far is Shil from Solan?39 km by road
- What is the population of Shil?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shil in?Solan district (Krishangarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shil?83.8% (Census 2011)