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About Shoda Bihani Village

Shoda Bihani is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 143 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shoda Bihani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shoda Bihani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 143
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shoda Bihani compares

By the 2011 count Shoda Bihani is the 74th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Shoda Bihani

Shoda Bihani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shoda Bihani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shoda Bihani from other places

Shoda Bihani lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 51 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 Shoda Bihani
Tehsil headquarters Thunag under 2 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 51 km

Villages closest to Shoda Bihani

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.

Common questions about Shoda Bihani

As per the Census of India 2011, Shoda Bihani village had a population of 293. That makes it the 74th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Shoda Bihani village has 143 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shoda Bihani has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Shoda Bihani covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shoda Bihani falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shoda Bihani is Summer Hill, about 51 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shoda Bihani.

Shoda Bihani 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.

Shoda Bihani is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about under 2 km away. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhalwar (under 2 km), D P F Sunah (under 2 km) and Sunah (under 2 km).

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

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