# Shimla Village, Behror, Alwar (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Behror, Alwar 

# Shimla

Shimla is a village in Behror sub-district of Alwar district, Rajasthan, PIN code **301701**. The 2011 Census counted **870 people in 149 households**, the 128th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 870people (2011)
- 149households
- 68.6%literacy
- 301701PIN code

## Shimla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shimla is 301701.** Shimla falls in Behror sub-district, Alwar district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code301701
- Community development blockBehror
- Census village code071942

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

## How far is Shimla from nearby towns?

- Behror (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Alwar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Behror (nearest town)7 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 Shimla?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shimla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sherpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Behror
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Behror
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Shimla known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sarson and bajara**. About 64% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Shimla

Of every 100 households in Shimla in 2011, 92 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shimla · ■ Behror rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**62%

Tap water ****10%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****93%**

**72%

Television ****50%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**33%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Shimla?

■ Shimla · ■ Behror rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753**

**784

Working population ****54.1%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 55.3% for women. 52% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 31 (7%) · **■** Other work 65 (14%) · **■** Marginal 167 (35%)

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 Behror

- Nihalpura919 people
- Nasarpur912 people
- Vijaysinghpura890 people
- Nangla Rudh879 people
- Islampur842 people
- Mangalpur811 people
- Janaksinghpura775 people
- Mawri770 people

[All 177 villages in Behror](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/behror/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shimla?301701
- How far is Shimla from Alwar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Shimla?870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shimla in?Alwar district (Behror sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Shimla?68.6% (Census 2011)