About Shantha Village

Shantha is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 229 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shantha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shantha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	344.37 hectares
Population	459
Male Population	229
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shantha compares

By the 2011 count Shantha is the 8th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 344.37 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Shantha

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

Shantha lies about 42 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 Shantha
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	2.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	42 km

Villages closest to Shantha

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 Shantha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shantha village had a population of 459. That makes it the 8th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Shantha village has 229 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shantha has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Shantha covers 344.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shantha 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 Shantha.

Shantha is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shantha is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 2.9 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.