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About Shanag Village

Shanag is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 66 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 101.89 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 66
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shanag compares

By the 2011 count Shanag is the 112th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 101.89 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Shanag

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

Shanag lies about 45 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 Shanag
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 45 km

Villages closest to Shanag

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.

Common questions about Shanag

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanag village had a population of 126. That makes it the 112th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Shanag village has 66 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanag has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

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

Shanag covers 101.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shanag 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 Shanag.

Shanag is about 45 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shanag is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sheila (under 2 km), Sunarli (under 2 km) and Batewri (1.8 km).

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

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