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About Shimbra Village

Shimbra is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 345 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimbra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimbra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 364 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 345
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Shimbra compares

By the 2011 count Shimbra is the 39th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 364 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Shimbra

Shimbra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shimbra 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 Shimbra from other places

Shimbra lies about 26 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 Shimbra
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 26 km
District headquarters Chamba 26 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 65 km

Villages closest to Shimbra

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.

Common questions about Shimbra

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimbra village had a population of 654. That makes it the 39th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Shimbra village has 345 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimbra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Shimbra covers 364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shimbra 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shimbra.

Shimbra 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.

Shimbra is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 26 km away. Chamba is about 26 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.

The closest recorded villages are Sarua (under 2 km), Manglo (1.7 km) and Ohla (1.8 km).

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

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