About Shashin Village

Shashin 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 113, made up of 63 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 794 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shashin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shashin village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Lahul
Pincode	175140
Area (hectares)	31.87 hectares
Population	113
Male Population	63
Female Population	50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	794
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shashin compares

By the 2011 count Shashin is the 24th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 31.87 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Shashin

Shashin is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shashin 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 Rualing, Ruring, Sakar and Sarkhang. 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 Shashin

As per the Census of India 2011, Shashin village had a population of 113. That makes it the 24th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Shashin village has 63 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shashin has about 794 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Shashin is 175140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shashin covers 31.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shashin 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 Shashin.

Shashin 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.