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About Urshu Village

Urshu is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 54 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urshu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urshu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 54
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urshu compares

By the 2011 count Urshu is the 123rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Urshu

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

Urshu 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 Urshu
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 3.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Urshu

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.

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Common questions about Urshu

As per the Census of India 2011, Urshu village had a population of 113. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Urshu village has 54 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urshu has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Urshu is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urshu covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Urshu 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 Urshu.

Urshu 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.

Urshu is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 3.6 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 Kowahra (under 2 km), Luan (under 2 km) and Madhawani (under 2 km).

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

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