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About Shadaina Village

Shadaina is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 9 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shadaina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shadaina village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 11 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 9
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shadaina compares

By the 2011 count Shadaina is the 465th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 11 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shadaina

Shadaina is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shadaina as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shadaina from other places

Shadaina lies about 27 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 25 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 Shadaina
Nearest railway station Jutogh 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 27 km
District headquarters Shimla 27 km

Villages closest to Shadaina

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Shadaina

As per the Census of India 2011, Shadaina village had a population of 20. That makes it the 465th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shadaina village has 9 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shadaina has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Shadaina is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shadaina covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shadaina falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shadaina is Jutogh, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Shadaina is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shadaina is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 25 km away. Shimla Rural is about 27 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badog (6.2 km), Kolu Jubur (6.4 km) and Chanog (7.7 km).

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

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