About Shukrah Village

Shukrah is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 157 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shukrah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shukrah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176321
Area (hectares)	135.78 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	157
Female Population	186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,185
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shukrah compares

By the 2011 count Shukrah is the 55th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 135.78 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shukrah

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

Shukrah lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 Shukrah
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	22 km
District headquarters	Chamba	22 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	57 km

Villages closest to Shukrah

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 Shukrah

As per the Census of India 2011, Shukrah village had a population of 343. That makes it the 55th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Shukrah village has 157 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shukrah has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Shukrah covers 135.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shukrah is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 village for Shukrah.

Shukrah 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.

Shukrah is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Nurpur Road is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.