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About Anu Village

Anu is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 23 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,478 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 10.58 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 23
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,478
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anu compares

By the 2011 count Anu is the 135th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 10.58 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Anu

Anu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anu as Available within <5 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 Anu from other places

Anu lies about 41 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 41 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 Anu
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 41 km
District headquarters Shimla 41 km

Villages closest to Anu

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.

Common questions about Anu

As per the Census of India 2011, Anu village had a population of 57. That makes it the 135th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Anu village has 23 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anu has about 1478 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Anu covers 10.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Anu is Salogra, about 41 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Anu.

Anu is about 41 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anu is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 3.0 km away. Salogra is about 41 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thuth (under 2 km), Baghar (under 2 km) and Dhabas (1.6 km).

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

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