About Shangarh Village

Shangarh is a mid sized village in Sainj tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 567 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shangarh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Sainj
Pincode	175134
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	1,064
Male Population	567
Female Population	497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shangarh compares

By the 2011 count Shangarh is the 11th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shangarh

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

Shangarh lies about 34 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 59 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 Shangarh
Tehsil headquarters	Sainj	7.2 km
District headquarters	Kullu	34 km
Nearest town	Mandi	42 km
Nearest railway station	Adit Junction	59 km

Villages closest to Shangarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shangarh village had a population of 1,064. That makes it the 11th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Shangarh village has 567 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shangarh has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shangarh is 175134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shangarh covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shangarh falls under Sainj tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shangarh is Adit Junction, about 59 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shangarh.

Shangarh is about 34 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shangarh is in Sainj tehsil of Kullu district. Sainj is about 7.2 km away. Kullu is about 34 km away. Mandi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.