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About Shour Village

Shour is a mid sized village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 367 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shour Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shour village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 158.86 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 367
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shour compares

By the 2011 count Shour is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 158.86 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Shour

Shour is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shour as Available within 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 Sahli, Saichu, Seri and Seri Bhatwas. 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 Shour

As per the Census of India 2011, Shour village had a population of 727. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Shour village has 367 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shour has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Shour is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shour covers 158.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shour falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

Shour is in Pangi 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 Shour today is likely to be higher.

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