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About Anu Village

Anu is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 32 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171018
Area (hectares) 43.31 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 32
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anu compares

By the 2011 count Anu is the 152nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 43.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Anu

Anu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anu as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Anu from other places

Anu lies about 25 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 Anu
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Anu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anu village had a population of 59. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Anu village has 32 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anu has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Anu is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anu covers 43.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Anu falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Anu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Anu.

Anu is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anu is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Anu (under 2 km), Maklog (under 2 km) and Kayalu (2.1 km).

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

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