About Shaong Village

Shaong is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 135 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaong village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171302
Area (hectares)	60.27 hectares
Population	275
Male Population	135
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
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 Shaong compares

By the 2011 count Shaong is the 104th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 60.27 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shaong

Shaong is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shaong 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 Shaong from other places

Shaong lies about 52 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 20 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 Shaong
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	11 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	20 km
Nearest town	Shimla	20 km
District headquarters	Mandi	52 km

Villages closest to Shaong

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 Shaong

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaong village had a population of 275. That makes it the 104th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Shaong village has 135 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaong has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

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

Shaong covers 60.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shaong is Summer Hill, about 20 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 Shaong.

Shaong is about 52 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaong is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 11 km away. Summer Hill is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.