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About Shango Village

Shango is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 201 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shango Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shango village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172118
Area (hectares) 175.2 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 201
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shango compares

By the 2011 count Shango is the 28th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 175.2 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Shango

Shango is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shango 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shango from other places

Shango lies about 23 km from Kinnaur. 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 Shango
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 23 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 23 km
Nearest town Shimla 99 km

Villages closest to Shango

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nichar 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 Shango

As per the Census of India 2011, Shango village had a population of 396. That makes it the 28th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Shango village has 201 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shango has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Shango is 172118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shango covers 175.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shango 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 Shango.

Shango is about 23 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shango is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 23 km away. Kinnaur is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katgaon (under 2 km), Yotrang (under 2 km) and Karaba (1.6 km).

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

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