About Shakoli Village

Shakoli is a mid sized village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 310 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakoli village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Udaipur
Pincode	175142
Area (hectares)	181.59 hectares
Population	625
Male Population	310
Female Population	315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakoli compares

By the 2011 count Shakoli is the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 181.59 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Shakoli

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

Shakoli lies about 39 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 78 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 Shakoli
Tehsil headquarters	Udaipur	6.4 km
District headquarters	Lahul and Spiti	39 km
Nearest town	Chamba	59 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	78 km

Villages closest to Shakoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakoli village had a population of 625. That makes it the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Shakoli village has 310 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakoli has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Shakoli is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakoli covers 181.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakoli falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakoli is Chamunda Marg, about 78 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 10+ km distance for Shakoli.

Shakoli is about 39 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakoli is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 6.4 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 39 km away. Chamba is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.