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About Shohi Village

Shohi is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 211 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shohi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shohi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176319
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 211
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shohi compares

By the 2011 count Shohi is the 88th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Shohi

Shohi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shohi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shapriot, Shikari, Shimbra and Shind. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shohi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shohi village had a population of 422. That makes it the 88th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Shohi village has 211 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Shohi is 176319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shohi covers 235 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.

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

The census record for Shohi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shohi.

Shohi is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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