About Shingar Village

Shingar is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 224 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shingar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shingar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	176121
Area (hectares)	189 hectares
Population	431
Male Population	224
Female Population	207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shingar compares

By the 2011 count Shingar is the 24th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 993.

Getting to Shingar

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

Shingar lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 30 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 Shingar
District headquarters	Mandi	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	26 km
Nearest railway station	Adit Junction	30 km

Villages closest to Shingar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shingar village had a population of 431. That makes it the 24th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Shingar village has 224 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shingar has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Shingar is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shingar covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shingar falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shingar is Adit Junction, about 30 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 Shingar.

Shingar is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shingar is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 24 km away. Padhar is about 26 km away. Adit Junction is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.