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About Shushna Village

Shushna is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 14 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shushna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shushna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172113
Area (hectares) 95.9 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 14
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shushna compares

By the 2011 count Shushna is the 55th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 95.9 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Shushna

Shushna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shushna 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 Shaktan, Shan, Shego and Shichling. 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.

Common questions about Shushna

As per the Census of India 2011, Shushna village had a population of 29. That makes it the 55th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Shushna village has 14 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shushna has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Shushna is 172113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shushna covers 95.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shushna 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 Shushna.

Shushna is in Spiti 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shushna today is likely to be higher.

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