About Shakra Village

Shakra is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 122 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175031
Area (hectares)	48.46 hectares
Population	266
Male Population	122
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,180
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakra compares

By the 2011 count Shakra is the 53rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 48.46 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shakra

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

Shakra lies about 36 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Shakra
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	21 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	22 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	35 km
District headquarters	Mandi	36 km

Villages closest to Shakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakra village had a population of 266. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Shakra village has 122 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakra has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shakra is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakra covers 48.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakra falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakra is Summer Hill, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shakra.

Shakra is about 36 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakra is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 21 km away. Sundarnagar is about 22 km away. Summer Hill is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.