# Teshan Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Teshan

Teshan is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **202 people in 40 households**, the 79th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 202people (2011)
- 40households
- 83.1%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Teshan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023806

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

## How far is Teshan from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)107 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 Teshan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Luhri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumar Sain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Teshan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 4% of the 147 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 Teshan

Of every 100 households in Teshan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Teshan · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**26%

Use banking services ****98%**

**87%

Television ****80%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**9%

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

**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 Teshan?

■ Teshan · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**935

Working population ****54.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 76.3% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 59 (54%) · **■** Other work 32 (29%) · **■** Marginal 19 (17%)

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

- Jimu209 people
- Reog205 people
- Katheen203 people
- Karewati202 people
- Kui194 people
- Mahawari194 people
- Kalmu188 people
- Kowahra186 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Teshan?172027
- How far is Teshan from Shimla?107 km by road
- What is the population of Teshan?202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Teshan in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Teshan?83.1% (Census 2011)