About Shakrana Village

Shakrana is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 89 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakrana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakrana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nerua
Pincode	173210
Area (hectares)	24 hectares
Population	180
Male Population	89
Female Population	91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakrana compares

By the 2011 count Shakrana is the 83rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Shakrana

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

Shakrana lies about 32 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 31 km away. 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 Shakrana
Tehsil headquarters	Nerua	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	31 km
District headquarters	Shimla	32 km

Villages closest to Shakrana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakrana village had a population of 180. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Shakrana village has 89 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakrana has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Shakrana is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakrana covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakrana falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakrana is Salogra, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Shakrana.

Shakrana is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakrana is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 9.2 km away. Salogra is about 31 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.