About Shahdhar Village

Shahdhar is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 169 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahdhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172101
Area (hectares)	89 hectares
Population	330
Male Population	169
Female Population	161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahdhar compares

By the 2011 count Shahdhar is the 77th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Shahdhar

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

Shahdhar lies about 34 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 Shahdhar
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	26 km
District headquarters	Shimla	34 km

Villages closest to Shahdhar

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Shahdhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahdhar village had a population of 330. That makes it the 77th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Shahdhar village has 169 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahdhar has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Shahdhar is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahdhar covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shahdhar 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 Shahdhar.

Shahdhar is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahdhar is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.