# Lajhoon Village, Shimla, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shimla, Shimla 

# Lajhoon

Lajhoon is a village in Shimla sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171011**. The 2011 Census counted **156 people in 27 households**, the 164th largest of 540 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 156people (2011)
- 27households
- 83.8%literacy
- 171011PIN code

## Lajhoon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lajhoon is 171011.** Lajhoon falls in Shimla sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171011
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024407

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

## How far is Lajhoon from nearby towns?

- Shimla (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jutogh (nearest town)10 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 Lajhoon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Lajhoon; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khalag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Lajhoon known for?

The main crops are **maize, tomato and wheat**. About 28% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Lajhoon

Of every 100 households in Lajhoon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lajhoon · ■ Shimla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**11%

Tap water ****96%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**58%

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

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**50%

Use banking services ****93%**

**85%

Television ****96%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**12%

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

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**76%

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 Lajhoon?

■ Lajhoon · ■ Shimla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**950

Working population ****54.5%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 73.5% for women. 52% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 72 (85%) · **■** Other work 12 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Shimla

- Up Muhal Bhagwati Nagar162 people
- Badua161 people
- Kalian Pur158 people
- Hiun156 people
- Banaun155 people
- Jangal Manun155 people
- Cheri154 people
- Siuan153 people

[All 600 villages in Shimla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/shimla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lajhoon?171011
- How far is Lajhoon from Shimla?30 km by road
- What is the population of Lajhoon?156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lajhoon in?Shimla district (Shimla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lajhoon?83.8% (Census 2011)