About Anu Village

Anu is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 81 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,210 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, 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	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	58 hectares
Population	179
Male Population	81
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,210
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 85th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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	Kotkhai	5.5 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 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.

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Common questions about Anu

As per the Census of India 2011, Anu village had a population of 179. That makes it the 85th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Anu village has 81 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anu has about 1210 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Anu is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anu covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anu falls under Kotkhai 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 Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 5.5 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.