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About Kandewli Shahun Ii Village

Kandewli Shahun Ii is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 131 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandewli Shahun Ii Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandewli Shahun Ii village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 83.88 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 131
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 809
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandewli Shahun Ii compares

By the 2011 count Kandewli Shahun Ii is the 55th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 83.88 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 981.

Getting to Kandewli Shahun Ii

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

Kandewli Shahun Ii 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 Kandewli Shahun Ii
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 5.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 40 km

Villages closest to Kandewli Shahun Ii

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotkhai 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 Kandewli Shahun Ii

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandewli Shahun Ii village had a population of 237. That makes it the 55th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kandewli Shahun Ii village has 131 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandewli Shahun Ii has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kandewli Shahun Ii is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandewli Shahun Ii covers 83.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandewli Shahun Ii falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kandewli Shahun Ii 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 Kandewli Shahun Ii.

Kandewli Shahun Ii 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.

Kandewli Shahun Ii is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 5.5 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.

The closest recorded villages are Shahun (under 2 km), Shoshan (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Shoshan (under 2 km).

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

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