# Kuhal Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Kuhal

Kuhal is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 29 households**, the 78th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 159people (2011)
- 29households
- 78.7%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Kuhal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuhal is 171211.** Kuhal falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025546

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

## How far is Kuhal from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)118 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)18 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 Kuhal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kuhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarahan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Kuhal known for?

The main crops are **beans and potato**. About 18% of the 119 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 Kuhal

Of every 100 households in Kuhal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kuhal · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**71%

Use banking services ****64%**

**68%

Television ****54%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****25%**

**11%

Own their home ****89%**

**87%

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 Kuhal?

■ Kuhal · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**968

Working population ****59.7%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 67.6% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Chaupal

- Kot168 people
- Lakha Wati167 people
- Jhikni Pul165 people
- Jawag Chhamrog160 people
- Mamvi159 people
- Pabas154 people
- Shila Badlawag150 people
- Bhanal146 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuhal?171211
- How far is Kuhal from Shimla?118 km by road
- What is the population of Kuhal?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuhal in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kuhal?78.7% (Census 2011)