# Jhunjan Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Jhunjan

Jhunjan is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **94 people in 18 households**, the 133rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 94people (2011)
- 18households
- 83.5%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Jhunjan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhunjan is 172027.** Jhunjan falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023838

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

## How far is Jhunjan from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)172 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)70 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 Jhunjan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jhunjan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kangal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Jhunjan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 6% of the 140 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 Jhunjan

Of every 100 households in Jhunjan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Jhunjan · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

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

**82%

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

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**26%

Use banking services ****56%**

**87%

Television ****61%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**9%

None of these assets ****11%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jhunjan?

■ Jhunjan · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**935

Working population ****78.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 81.8% for women. 77% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (27%) · **■** Other work 10 (14%) · **■** Marginal 44 (59%)

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

- Bagthal103 people
- Chamyala102 people
- Ropa101 people
- Halyana98 people
- Dheongli93 people
- Kot93 people
- Naula93 people
- Devali Dhar79 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhunjan?172027
- How far is Jhunjan from Shimla?172 km by road
- What is the population of Jhunjan?94 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhunjan in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhunjan?83.5% (Census 2011)