About Shansha Village

Shansha is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 155 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shansha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shansha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Lahul
Pincode	175133
Area (hectares)	139.53 hectares
Population	320
Male Population	155
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shansha compares

By the 2011 count Shansha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 139.53 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Shansha

Shansha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shansha 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. The nearest villages by name are Ropsang, Rualing, Ruring and Sakar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shansha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shansha village had a population of 320. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Shansha village has 155 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shansha has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Shansha is 175133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shansha covers 139.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shansha 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 10+ km distance for Shansha.

Shansha is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.