About Shikawari Village

Shikawari is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 396 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikawari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikawari village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	166.54 hectares
Population	790
Male Population	396
Female Population	394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikawari compares

By the 2011 count Shikawari is the 10th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 166.54 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Shikawari

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

Shikawari lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 54 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 Shikawari
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	4.3 km
District headquarters	Mandi	26 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	54 km

Villages closest to Shikawari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikawari village had a population of 790. That makes it the 10th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Shikawari village has 396 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikawari has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Shikawari is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shikawari covers 166.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shikawari falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikawari is Summer Hill, about 54 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 Shikawari.

Shikawari is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shikawari is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 4.3 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Summer Hill is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.