# Kowahra Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Kowahra

Kowahra is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **186 people in 39 households**, the 83rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 186people (2011)
- 39households
- 82.8%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Kowahra PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023855

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

## How far is Kowahra from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)105 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)40 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 Kowahra?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kowahra; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Luhri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Kowahra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 40% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Kowahra

Of every 100 households in Kowahra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kowahra · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**26%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****85%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kowahra?

■ Kowahra · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**935

Working population ****52.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 76.7% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 18 (18%) · **■** Marginal 80 (82%)

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

- Teshan202 people
- Kui194 people
- Mahawari194 people
- Kalmu188 people
- Rahu185 people
- Kaunthru183 people
- Maholi183 people
- Jal181 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kowahra?172030
- How far is Kowahra from Shimla?105 km by road
- What is the population of Kowahra?186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kowahra in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kowahra?82.8% (Census 2011)