About Shanshar Village

Shanshar is a large village in Sainj tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,681, made up of 1,362 males and 1,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanshar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanshar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Sainj
Pincode	175134
Area (hectares)	374 hectares
Population	2,681
Male Population	1,362
Female Population	1,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
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 Shanshar compares

By the 2011 count Shanshar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 374 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shanshar

Shanshar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shanshar 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 Shanshar from other places

Shanshar lies about 41 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 65 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 Shanshar
Tehsil headquarters	Sainj	13 km
District headquarters	Kullu	41 km
Nearest town	Mandi	44 km
Nearest railway station	Adit Junction	65 km

Villages closest to Shanshar

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 Shanshar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanshar village had a population of 2,681. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Shanshar village has 1,362 males and 1,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanshar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

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

Shanshar covers 374 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shanshar is Adit Junction, about 65 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shanshar.

Shanshar is about 41 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanshar is in Sainj tehsil of Kullu district. Sainj is about 13 km away. Kullu is about 41 km away. Mandi is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.