About Shojha Village

Shojha is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 211 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shojha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shojha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	171302
Area (hectares)	246.15 hectares
Population	437
Male Population	211
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shojha compares

By the 2011 count Shojha is the 16th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 246.15 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shojha

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

Shojha lies about 35 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 57 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 Shojha
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	18 km
District headquarters	Mandi	35 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	57 km

Villages closest to Shojha

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Shojha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shojha village had a population of 437. That makes it the 16th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Shojha village has 211 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shojha has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Shojha covers 246.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shojha is Summer Hill, about 57 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 Shojha.

Shojha is about 35 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shojha is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 35 km away. Summer Hill is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.