# Shohar Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi 

# Shohar

Shohar is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174401**. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 175 households**, the 26th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 917people (2011)
- 175households
- 78.1%literacy
- 174401PIN code

## Shohar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shohar is 174401.** Shohar falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174401
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code014269

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

## How far is Shohar from nearby towns?

- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)52 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)28 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 Shohar?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Shohar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Daihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sundarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Shohar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 45% of the 205 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 Shohar

Of every 100 households in Shohar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shohar · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**20%

Tap water ****66%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**53%

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

**23%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****30%**

**87%

Television ****63%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**7%

None of these assets ****22%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Shohar?

■ Shohar · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**926

Working population ****87.8%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 70.1% for women. 87% of men and 89% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 779 (97%)

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 Sundarnagar

- Bobar965 people
- Dayohi961 people
- Dodhu956 people
- Jayor940 people
- Maloh903 people
- Chanol894 people
- Sadwahan890 people
- Bina882 people

[All 180 villages in Sundarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sundarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shohar?174401
- How far is Shohar from Mandi?52 km by road
- What is the population of Shohar?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shohar in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shohar?78.1% (Census 2011)
