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About Shanohu Village

Shanohu is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 22 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 682 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanohu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanohu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 15.21 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 22
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 682
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 Shanohu compares

By the 2011 count Shanohu is the 340th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 15.21 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shanohu

Shanohu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shanohu 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 Shanohu from other places

Shanohu lies about 63 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 Shanohu
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 26 km
Nearest town Shimla 43 km
District headquarters Mandi 63 km

Villages closest to Shanohu

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 Shanohu

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanohu village had a population of 37. That makes it the 340th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Shanohu village has 22 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanohu has about 682 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Shanohu covers 15.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shanohu notes the nearest railway station 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 Shanohu.

Shanohu is about 63 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanohu is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 43 km away. Mandi is about 63 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 Sorshan (under 2 km), Galshandi (under 2 km) and Shanahar (under 2 km).

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

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