Village · Kumharsain, Shimla
# Maholi

Maholi is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 172037. The 2011 Census counted 183 people in 39 households, the 86th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.
- 183 people (2011)
- 39 households
- 76.3% literacy
- 172037 PIN code

## Maholi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Maholi is 172037. Maholi falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 172037
- Community development block Narkanda
- Census village code 023805

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Maholi from nearby towns?
- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 115 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Maholi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Maholi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Luhri
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rampur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Maholi known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and pea. About 24% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Maholi

Of every 100 households in Maholi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Maholi · ■ Kumharsain rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 97%
- Toilet within the home 80% 82%
- No toilet (open defecation) 20% 18%
- Tap water 100% 96%
- Drinking water within premises 77% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 72%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 26%
- Use banking services 59% 87%
- Television 62% 77%
- Mobile phone 90% 82%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 9%
- None of these assets 8% 5%
- Own their home 100% 87%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Maholi?

■ Maholi · ■ Kumharsain rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.3% 84.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1153 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 935
- Working population 56.3% 52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 69.2% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 63 (61%) · ■ Other work 17 (17%) · ■ Marginal 23 (22%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain
- Kalmu 188 people
- Kowahra 186 people
- Rahu 185 people
- Kaunthru 183 people
- Jal 181 people
- Rewali 181 people
- Lauga 179 people
- Parashan 179 people

All 186 villages in Kumharsain

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Maholi? 172037
- How far is Maholi from Shimla? 115 km by road
- What is the population of Maholi? 183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maholi in? Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maholi? 76.3% (Census 2011)

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