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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Shahun

Shahun is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **141 people in 32 households**, the 107th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 141people (2011)
- 32households
- 84.6%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Shahun PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026345

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

## How far is Shahun from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)80 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)20 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 Shahun?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Shahun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Shahun known for?

About 45% of the 50 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 Shahun

Of every 100 households in Shahun in 2011, 90 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 23 a car.

■ Shahun · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**42%

Tap water ****57%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**36%

Use banking services ****70%**

**76%

Television ****70%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****23%**

**18%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****63%**

**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 Shahun?

■ Shahun · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****785**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**918

Working population ****61.0%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 70.9% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (9%) · **■** Marginal 8 (9%)

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

- Reot148 people
- Chewar146 people
- Shewala146 people
- Up Muhal Bari142 people
- Tharmla141 people
- Up Muhal Tahu - II141 people
- Kalemon140 people
- Bagra -I138 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shahun?171202
- How far is Shahun from Shimla?80 km by road
- What is the population of Shahun?141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahun in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shahun?84.6% (Census 2011)