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

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Loha

Loha is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173216**. The 2011 Census counted **154 people in 32 households**, the 29th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 154people (2011)
- 32households
- 80.0%literacy
- 173216PIN code

## Loha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Loha is 173216.** Loha falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173216
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024854

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

## How far is Loha from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)30 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 Loha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Loha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Junga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Junga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes 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 Loha known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 12% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Loha

Of every 100 households in Loha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Loha · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**73%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****79%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**8%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Loha?

■ Loha · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**1036

Working population ****70.1%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 67.9% for women. 72% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 93 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (6%) · **■** Other work 8 (7%)

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

- Kohan201 people
- Nehra Kamhali185 people
- Pujarli157 people
- Shalot157 people
- Gharhot149 people
- Jangal Bhalawag140 people
- Khil Khajewra129 people
- Sergata127 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Loha?173216
- How far is Loha from Shimla?30 km by road
- What is the population of Loha?154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loha in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Loha?80.0% (Census 2011)