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About Shaur Village

Shaur is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 3 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 3,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 2.82 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 3
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 3,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaur compares

By the 2011 count Shaur is the 186th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 2.82 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Shaur

Shaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shaur as Available within <5 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 Shaur from other places

Shaur lies about 31 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 Shaur
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 28 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Shaur

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.

Common questions about Shaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaur village had a population of 12. That makes it the 186th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Shaur village has 3 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaur has about 3000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Shaur covers 2.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

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

Shaur is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaur is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 28 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mateog (4.5 km), Juni Paniar (5.3 km) and Anu (6.2 km).

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

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