About Shamand Village

Shamand is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 84 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamand village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171302
Area (hectares)	26 hectares
Population	169
Male Population	84
Female Population	85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamand compares

By the 2011 count Shamand is the 176th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shamand

Shamand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shamand as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shamand from other places

Shamand lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 28 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 Shamand
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	28 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	28 km
District headquarters	Mandi	43 km

Villages closest to Shamand

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karsog 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 Shamand

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamand village had a population of 169. That makes it the 176th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Shamand village has 84 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamand has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Shamand is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamand covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shamand falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shamand is Summer Hill, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shamand.

Shamand is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamand is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 8.5 km away. Summer Hill is about 28 km away. Sundarnagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.