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About Shantla Village

Shantla is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 118 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shantla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shantla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177116
Area (hectares) 59.93 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 118
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shantla compares

By the 2011 count Shantla is the 160th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 59.93 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Shantla

Shantla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shantla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shantla from other places

Shantla lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 13 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 Shantla
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km

Villages closest to Shantla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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.

Common questions about Shantla

As per the Census of India 2011, Shantla village had a population of 224. That makes it the 160th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Shantla village has 118 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shantla has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Shantla is 177116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shantla covers 59.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shantla falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shantla is Jawalamukhi Road, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shantla.

Shantla is about 21 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shantla is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 6.0 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dol (under 2 km), Samdol (under 2 km) and Bheri (under 2 km).

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

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