About Shaini Village

Shaini is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 130 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaini village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176321
Area (hectares)	329.96 hectares
Population	268
Male Population	130
Female Population	138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
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 Shaini compares

By the 2011 count Shaini is the 82nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 329.96 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shaini

Shaini is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shaini 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shaini from other places

Shaini lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 59 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 Shaini
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	26 km
District headquarters	Chamba	26 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	59 km

Villages closest to Shaini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaini village had a population of 268. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Shaini village has 130 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaini has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shaini is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaini covers 329.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shaini falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shaini is Nurpur Road, about 59 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shaini.

Shaini 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.

Shaini is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 26 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Nurpur Road is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.