# Pohal Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Pohal

Pohal is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 65 households**, the 34th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 285people (2011)
- 65households
- 85.4%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Pohal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pohal is 171202.** Pohal falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026297

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

## How far is Pohal from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)54 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)12 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 Pohal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pohal; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Guma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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
- 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 Pohal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and vegetables**. About 36% of the 107 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 Pohal

Of every 100 households in Pohal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Pohal · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**62%

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

**36%

Use banking services ****63%**

**76%

Television ****57%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**18%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****87%**

**79%

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 Pohal?

■ Pohal · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****81.1%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 78.0% for women. 84% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (33%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 25 (11%)

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 Kotkhai

- Pali304 people
- Gohach298 people
- Mahasu298 people
- Melth286 people
- Bagen281 people
- Gobind Pur278 people
- Up Muhal Chaindel278 people
- Halaila275 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pohal?171202
- How far is Pohal from Shimla?54 km by road
- What is the population of Pohal?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pohal in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pohal?85.4% (Census 2011)