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About Anu Village

Anu is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 126 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, 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 Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 126
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anu compares

By the 2011 count Anu is the 64th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Anu

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

Anu lies about 30 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 Anu
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Anu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jubbal 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 229. That makes it the 64th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Anu village has 126 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anu has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Anu is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anu covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Anu 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 village for Anu.

Anu is about 30 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 Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandranu (under 2 km), Badot (2.7 km) and Chaonri (4.1 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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