About Shinga Village

Shinga is a mid sized village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 296 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 824.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shinga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shinga village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176320
Area (hectares)	824.36 hectares
Population	586
Male Population	296
Female Population	290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shinga compares

By the 2011 count Shinga is the 19th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 824.36 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shinga

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

Shinga lies about 22 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 Shinga
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	22 km
District headquarters	Chamba	22 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	59 km

Villages closest to Shinga

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 Shinga

As per the Census of India 2011, Shinga village had a population of 586. That makes it the 19th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Shinga village has 296 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shinga has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shinga is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shinga covers 824.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shinga 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shinga.

Shinga is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shinga is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 22 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.