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About Shushan Village

Shushan is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 68 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shushan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shushan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 31.68 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 68
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shushan compares

By the 2011 count Shushan is the 213th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 31.68 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shushan

Shushan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shushan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shushan from other places

Shushan lies about 53 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 Shushan
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 15 km
Nearest town Shimla 37 km
District headquarters Mandi 53 km

Villages closest to Shushan

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 Shushan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shushan village had a population of 132. That makes it the 213th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Shushan village has 68 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shushan has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Shushan covers 31.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shushan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shushan.

Shushan is about 53 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shushan is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Mandi is about 53 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), Shanog (under 2 km) and Khanawari (under 2 km).

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

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