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About Shanog Village

Shanog is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 87 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 56.84 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 87
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shanog compares

By the 2011 count Shanog is the 172nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 56.84 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shanog

Shanog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shanog as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shanog from other places

Shanog lies about 54 km from Mandi. 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 Shanog
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 15 km
Nearest town Shimla 37 km
District headquarters Mandi 54 km

Villages closest to Shanog

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.

Common questions about Shanog

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanog village had a population of 174. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Shanog village has 87 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanog has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Shanog is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanog covers 56.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shanog 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 village for Shanog.

Shanog is about 54 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanog is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Mandi is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Shushan (under 2 km), Shushan (under 2 km) and Khanawari (1.9 km).

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

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