About Shankawah Village

Shankawah is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 34 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankawah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankawah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175126
Area (hectares)	255.75 hectares
Population	68
Male Population	34
Female Population	34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankawah compares

By the 2011 count Shankawah is the 76th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 255.75 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Shankawah

Shankawah is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shankawah as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Shankawah from other places

Shankawah lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 30 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 Shankawah
District headquarters	Mandi	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	27 km
Nearest railway station	Adit Junction	30 km

Villages closest to Shankawah

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.

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Common questions about Shankawah

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankawah village had a population of 68. That makes it the 76th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Shankawah village has 34 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankawah has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Shankawah is 175126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankawah covers 255.75 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Shankawah is Adit Junction, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shankawah.

Shankawah is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankawah is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 25 km away. Bali Chowki is about 27 km away. Adit Junction is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.