About Alashna Village

Alashna is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 139 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alashna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alashna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	185.62 hectares
Population	290
Male Population	139
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,086
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alashna compares

By the 2011 count Alashna is the 31st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 185.62 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Alashna

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

Alashna lies about 40 km from Shimla. 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 Alashna
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	9.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	40 km

Villages closest to Alashna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alashna village had a population of 290. That makes it the 31st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Alashna village has 139 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alashna has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Alashna is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alashna covers 185.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alashna falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Alashna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alashna.

Alashna is about 40 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alashna is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 9.6 km away. Shimla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.