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About Kohan Village

Kohan is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 88 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,284 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 95.54 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 88
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,284
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kohan compares

By the 2011 count Kohan is the 24th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 95.54 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kohan

Kohan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kohan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kohan from other places

Kohan lies about 9.1 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 8.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kohan
Tehsil headquarters Junga 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 8.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.1 km

Villages closest to Kohan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Junga tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kohan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohan village had a population of 201. That makes it the 24th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Kohan village has 88 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohan has about 1284 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kohan is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohan covers 95.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kohan falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kohan is Shoghi railway station, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kohan.

Kohan is about 9.1 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohan is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 2.4 km away. Shoghi railway station is about 8.5 km away. Shimla is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kohan (under 2 km), Gharhot (under 2 km) and Pujarli (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kohan today is likely to be higher.

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