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About Shiun Khas Village

Shiun Khas is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 139 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiun Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiun Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 48.34 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 139
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiun Khas compares

By the 2011 count Shiun Khas is the 94th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 48.34 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 1046.

Getting to Shiun Khas

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

Shiun Khas lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Shiun Khas
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 35 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 38 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Shiun Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 Shiun Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiun Khas village had a population of 254. That makes it the 94th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Shiun Khas village has 139 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiun Khas has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Shiun Khas is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiun Khas covers 48.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiun Khas falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shiun Khas is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Shiun Khas.

Shiun Khas is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiun Khas is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Shahpur is about 35 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatroon (under 2 km), Chhau (under 2 km) and Sadoon (12 km).

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

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