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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Shoshan

Shoshan is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **99 people in 19 households**, the 149th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 99people (2011)
- 19households
- 92.6%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Shoshan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026350

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

## How far is Shoshan from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)8 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 Shoshan?

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

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kamandi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Shoshan known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pea**. About 7% of the 81 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 Shoshan

Of every 100 households in Shoshan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Shoshan · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**36%

Use banking services ****95%**

**76%

Television ****90%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shoshan?

■ Shoshan · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****650**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**918

Working population ****50.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 89.2% for women. 45% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (16%) · **■** Marginal 14 (28%)

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

- Bag103 people
- Chadyana-II103 people
- Up Muhal Kufar Bag103 people
- Bharot100 people
- Up Muhal Daran99 people
- Karali97 people
- Pajol97 people
- Jangal Kamhali94 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shoshan?171202
- How far is Shoshan from Shimla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Shoshan?99 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shoshan in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shoshan?92.6% (Census 2011)