# Kohan Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Kohan

Kohan is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 33 households**, the 25th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 201people (2011)
- 33households
- 90.3%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Kohan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kohan is 173217.** Kohan falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024850

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

## How far is Kohan from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimla (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 Kohan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kohan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chaunri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Junga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Kohan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 18% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Kohan

Of every 100 households in Kohan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kohan · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**73%

Use banking services ****82%**

**81%

Television ****85%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**8%

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

**6%

Own their home ****91%**

**89%

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 Kohan?

■ Kohan · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1284**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**1036

Working population ****30.3%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 85.6% for women. 68% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 58 (95%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Junga

- Junga234 people
- Kot Mandhar234 people
- Thund233 people
- Kalhot214 people
- Nehra Kamhali185 people
- Pujarli157 people
- Shalot157 people
- Loha154 people

[All 65 villages in Junga](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/junga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kohan?173217
- How far is Kohan from Shimla?28 km by road
- What is the population of Kohan?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kohan in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kohan?90.3% (Census 2011)