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About Shakohar Village

Shakohar is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 31 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakohar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 60.77 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 31
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakohar compares

By the 2011 count Shakohar is the 140th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 60.77 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Shakohar

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

Shakohar lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 42 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 Shakohar
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 42 km

Villages closest to Shakohar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakohar village had a population of 61. That makes it the 140th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Shakohar village has 31 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakohar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Shakohar covers 60.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shakohar falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakohar is Summer Hill, about 42 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 <5 km distance for Shakohar.

Shakohar is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakohar is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 42 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 Shakohar (under 2 km), Halai (under 2 km) and Thamari (under 2 km).

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

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