About Shorang Village

Shorang is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 86 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 291 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shorang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shorang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	175211
Area (hectares)	326.28 hectares
Population	111
Male Population	86
Female Population	25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	291
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shorang compares

By the 2011 count Shorang is the 57th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 326.28 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Shorang

Shorang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shorang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shorang from other places

Shorang lies about 17 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 Shorang
Tehsil headquarters	Nichar	17 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	17 km
Nearest town	Shimla	106 km

Villages closest to Shorang

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.

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Common questions about Shorang

As per the Census of India 2011, Shorang village had a population of 111. That makes it the 57th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Shorang village has 86 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shorang has about 291 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Shorang is 175211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shorang covers 326.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shorang 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shorang.

Shorang is about 17 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shorang is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 17 km away. Kinnaur is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 106 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.