About Addu Village

Addu is a mid sized village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 361 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 916.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Addu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Addu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172021
Area (hectares)	916.66 hectares
Population	717
Male Population	361
Female Population	356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Addu compares

By the 2011 count Addu is the 6th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 916.66 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Addu

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

Addu lies about 42 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 Addu
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	3.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	42 km

Villages closest to Addu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Addu village had a population of 717. That makes it the 6th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Addu village has 361 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Addu has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Addu is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Addu covers 916.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Addu falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Addu 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 Addu.

Addu is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Addu is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 3.8 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.