Village · Shimla, Shimla # Shohawal Shohawal is a village in Shimla sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171007. The 2011 Census counted 140 people in 22 households, the 181st largest of 540 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%. - 140 people (2011) - 22 households - 82.5% literacy - 171007 PIN code ## Shohawal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shohawal is 171007. Shohawal falls in Shimla sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171007 - Community development block Mashobra - Census village code 024740 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shohawal from nearby towns? - Shimla (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 19 km by road - Shimla (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shohawal? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Shohawal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Rachhol - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Baldehan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shimla - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shimla - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Shohawal known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and barley. About 14% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shohawal Of every 100 households in Shohawal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Shohawal · ■ Shimla rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 99% - Toilet within the home 77% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 23% 11% - Tap water 100% 93% - Drinking water within premises 68% 58% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 46% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 50% - Use banking services 96% 85% - Television 77% 83% - Mobile phone 86% 86% - Computer with internet 0% 4% - Two-wheeler 4% 7% - Car / jeep / van 18% 12% - None of these assets 4% 3% - Own their home 86% 76% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shohawal? ■ Shohawal · ■ Shimla rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.5% 88.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1258 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1857 950 - Working population 61.4% 49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 72.3% for women. 71% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 26 (30%) · ■ Marginal 53 (62%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shimla - Kajat 147 people - Jalel 145 people - Up Muhal Majhar 144 people - Batol 142 people - Boh 138 people - Digath 138 people - Shilroo 138 people - Bathun 137 people All 600 villages in Shimla ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shohawal? 171007 - How far is Shohawal from Shimla? 19 km by road - What is the population of Shohawal? 140 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shohawal in? Shimla district (Shimla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shohawal? 82.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/shimla/shohawal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.