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About Shaduna Village

Shaduna is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaduna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaduna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175106
Area (hectares) 63.58 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaduna compares

By the 2011 count Shaduna is the 80th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 63.58 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Shaduna

Shaduna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shaduna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shaduna from other places

Shaduna lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 52 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 Shaduna
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 4.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 52 km

Villages closest to Shaduna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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.

Common questions about Shaduna

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaduna village had a population of 22. That makes it the 80th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Shaduna village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaduna has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Shaduna is 175106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaduna covers 63.58 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.

Shaduna falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shaduna is Adit Junction, about 52 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shaduna.

Shaduna is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaduna is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 4.5 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Adit Junction is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhurah (3.2 km), D P F Kandi Chalyala (3.3 km) and Rahi (4.1 km).

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

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