About Shannua Village

Shannua is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 129 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shannua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shannua village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	105 hectares
Population	264
Male Population	129
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shannua compares

By the 2011 count Shannua is the 119th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Shannua

Shannua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shannua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shannua from other places

Shannua lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 64 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 Shannua
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	26 km
District headquarters	Chamba	26 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	64 km

Villages closest to Shannua

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

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Common questions about Shannua

As per the Census of India 2011, Shannua village had a population of 264. That makes it the 119th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Shannua village has 129 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shannua has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Shannua is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shannua covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shannua falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shannua is Nurpur Road, about 64 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shannua.

Shannua is about 26 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shannua is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 26 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Nurpur Road is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.