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About Shanad Village

Shanad is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 83 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172029
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 83
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shanad compares

By the 2011 count Shanad is the 100th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Shanad

Shanad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shanad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shanad from other places

Shanad lies about 36 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 Shanad
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Shanad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumharsain 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 Shanad

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanad village had a population of 162. That makes it the 100th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Shanad village has 83 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanad has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Shanad is 172029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanad covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shanad falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shanad 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 km distance for Shanad.

Shanad is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanad is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barara (under 2 km), Bai (under 2 km) and Manan (under 2 km).

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

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