About Shaung Khas Village

Shaung Khas is a mid sized village in Sangla tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 349 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaung Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaung Khas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Sangla
Pincode	172106
Area (hectares)	228 hectares
Population	683
Male Population	349
Female Population	334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaung Khas compares

By the 2011 count Shaung Khas is the 6th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 815.

Getting to Shaung Khas

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

Shaung Khas lies about 18 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 Shaung Khas
Tehsil headquarters	Sangla	6.5 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	18 km
Nearest town	Shimla	105 km

Villages closest to Shaung Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaung Khas village had a population of 683. That makes it the 6th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Shaung Khas village has 349 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaung Khas has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 815.

The pincode recorded for Shaung Khas is 172106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaung Khas covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shaung Khas falls under Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shaung Khas 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 village for Shaung Khas.

Shaung Khas is about 18 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaung Khas is in Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district. Sangla is about 6.5 km away. Kinnaur is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 105 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.