# Loha Village, Arki, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arki, Solan 

# Loha

Loha is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173221**. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 15 households**, the 179th largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 83people (2011)
- 15households
- 84.7%literacy
- 173221PIN code

## Loha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Loha is 173221.** Loha falls in Arki sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173221
- Community development blockKunihar
- Census village code020130

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

## How far is Loha from nearby towns?

- Arki (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)64 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)15 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 Loha?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Loha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shahrol
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basantpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Loha known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 30% of the 27 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 Loha

Of every 100 households in Loha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Loha · ■ Arki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

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

**81%

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

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**77%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****100%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**8%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Loha?

■ Loha · ■ Arki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**942

Working population ****67.5%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 73.5% for women. 70% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (25%) · **■** Marginal 41 (73%)

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 Arki

- Manan90 people
- Kasiat88 people
- Silh84 people
- Bhiali Uperli83 people
- Paniharu81 people
- Shilru81 people
- Saliat80 people
- Kishanpur79 people

[All 325 villages in Arki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/arki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Loha?173221
- How far is Loha from Solan?64 km by road
- What is the population of Loha?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loha in?Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Loha?84.7% (Census 2011)