# Chohan Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Chohan

Chohan is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **11 people in 5 households**, the 165th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 11people (2011)
- 5households
- 88.9%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Chohan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chohan is 172030.** Chohan falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023904

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

## How far is Chohan from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)92 km by road
- Narkanda (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 Chohan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chohan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rewali
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shamthla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Chohan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 20% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Chohan

Of every 100 households in Chohan in 2011, 53 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chohan · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

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

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**26%

Use banking services ****29%**

**87%

Television ****12%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****6%**

**87%

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 Chohan?

■ Chohan · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****375**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**935

Working population ****54.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 75% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 2 (33%) · **■** Other work 4 (67%)

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 Kumharsain

- Manan27 people
- Jangal Ahar15 people
- Jangal Havan13 people
- Madhuban12 people
- Jangal Hatu7 people
- D.P.F. Nag kelo Saroga6 people
- Jangal Nun-II6 people
- Jangal Dawala4 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chohan?172030
- How far is Chohan from Shimla?92 km by road
- What is the population of Chohan?11 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chohan in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chohan?88.9% (Census 2011)