About Shagarcha Village

Shagarcha is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 107 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shagarcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shagarcha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172115
Area (hectares)	102.43 hectares
Population	207
Male Population	107
Female Population	100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shagarcha compares

By the 2011 count Shagarcha is the 40th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 102.43 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Shagarcha

Shagarcha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shagarcha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Saak Kanda, Saki Charang, Salaring and Sarik Dhar. 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.

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Common questions about Shagarcha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shagarcha village had a population of 207. That makes it the 40th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Shagarcha village has 107 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shagarcha has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Shagarcha is 172115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shagarcha covers 102.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shagarcha falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shagarcha.

Shagarcha is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur 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.