About Shah Village

Shah is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 243 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172201
Area (hectares)	149.94 hectares
Population	482
Male Population	243
Female Population	239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shah compares

By the 2011 count Shah is the 49th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 149.94 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Shah

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

Shah lies about 68 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 Shah
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	9.3 km
District headquarters	Shimla	68 km

Villages closest to Shah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shah village had a population of 482. That makes it the 49th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Shah village has 243 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shah has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Shah is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shah covers 149.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shah falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shah 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 village for Shah.

Shah is about 68 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shah is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 9.3 km away. Shimla is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.