# Shamror Village, Solan, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/solan/shamror/ Village · Solan, Solan # Shamror Shamror is a village in Solan sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173223**. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 69 households**, the 62nd largest of 472 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%. - 277people (2011) - 69households - 83.9%literacy - 173223PIN code ## Shamror PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shamror is 173223.** Shamror falls in Solan sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173223 - Community development blockSolan - Census village code022202 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shamror from nearby towns? - Solan (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Solan (district HQ)14 km by road - Solan (nearest town)14 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 Shamror? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Shamror; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ochh - ○Degree college10+ km · Solan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Shamror known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 49% of the 17 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Shamror Of every 100 households in Shamror in 2011, 95 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Shamror · ■ Solan rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **98% Toilet within the home ****97%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **20% Tap water ****90%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%** **44% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%** **52% Use banking services ****95%** **91% Television ****76%** **83% Mobile phone ****69%** **83% Computer with internet ****9%** **4% Two-wheeler ****10%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **12% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****42%** **76% 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 Shamror? ■ Shamror · ■ Solan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **86.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **941 Working population ****59.9%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 79.0% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (39%) · **■** Marginal 64 (39%) 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 Solan - Naura Kandol283 people - Bhanat278 people - Ranga278 people - Katal Kathar277 people - Panog Damkri273 people - Kothaon264 people - Kothon264 people - Kaba Kalan262 people [All 478 villages in Solan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/solan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shamror?173223 - How far is Shamror from Solan?14 km by road - What is the population of Shamror?277 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shamror in?Solan district (Solan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shamror?83.9% (Census 2011)