About Shantewa Village

Shantewa is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 396 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,199 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shantewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shantewa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	871
Male Population	396
Female Population	475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,199
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shantewa compares

By the 2011 count Shantewa is the 14th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Shantewa

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

Shantewa lies about 28 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 Shantewa
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	28 km
District headquarters	Chamba	28 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	65 km

Villages closest to Shantewa

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 Shantewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shantewa village had a population of 871. That makes it the 14th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Shantewa village has 396 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shantewa has about 1199 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Shantewa covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shantewa is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 Shantewa.

Shantewa is about 28 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shantewa is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 28 km away. Chamba is about 28 km away. Nurpur Road is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.