About Shakrori Village

Shakrori is a mid sized village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 286 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakrori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakrori village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Seoni
Pincode	171301
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	563
Male Population	286
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakrori compares

By the 2011 count Shakrori is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Shakrori

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

Shakrori lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 13 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 Shakrori
Tehsil headquarters	Seoni	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	14 km

Villages closest to Shakrori

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 Shakrori

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakrori village had a population of 563. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Shakrori village has 286 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakrori has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Shakrori is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakrori covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shakrori is Summer Hill, about 13 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 Shakrori.

Shakrori is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakrori is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 2.8 km away. Summer Hill is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.