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About Shehdari Village

Shehdari is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 76 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shehdari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shehdari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171236
Area (hectares) 80.19 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 76
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shehdari compares

By the 2011 count Shehdari is the 104th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 80.19 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Shehdari

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

Shehdari lies about 51 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 Shehdari
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 51 km

Villages closest to Shehdari

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 Shehdari

As per the Census of India 2011, Shehdari village had a population of 151. That makes it the 104th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Shehdari village has 76 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shehdari has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Shehdari is 171236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shehdari covers 80.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shehdari 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 Shehdari.

Shehdari is about 51 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shehdari is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiwan (3.1 km), Charonta (9.5 km) and Chohan (9.8 km).

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

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