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About Shakoh Village

Shakoh is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 74 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,203 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176082, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176082
Area (hectares) 40.06 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 74
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,203
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakoh compares

By the 2011 count Shakoh is the 133rd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 40.06 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Shakoh

Shakoh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakoh as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Sandroa, Sanghol, Santal and Sari. 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 Shakoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakoh village had a population of 163. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Shakoh village has 74 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakoh has about 1203 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Shakoh is 176082. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakoh covers 40.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakoh falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shakoh.

Shakoh is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra 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 Shakoh today is likely to be higher.

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