About Shohar Village

Shohar is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 479 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shohar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sundarnagar
Pincode	174401
Area (hectares)	204.81 hectares
Population	917
Male Population	479
Female Population	438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shohar compares

By the 2011 count Shohar is the 26th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 204.81 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 Shohar

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

Shohar lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 38 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 Shohar
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarnagar	12 km
District headquarters	Mandi	30 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	38 km

Villages closest to Shohar

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.

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Common questions about Shohar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shohar village had a population of 917. That makes it the 26th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Shohar village has 479 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shohar has about 914 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 Shohar is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shohar covers 204.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shohar is Olinda, about 38 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 Shohar.

Shohar is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shohar is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Olinda is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.