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About Shakroot Village

Shakroot is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakroot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakroot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 11.62 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Shakroot compares

By the 2011 count Shakroot is the 456th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 11.62 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shakroot

Shakroot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shakroot 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. The nearest villages by name are Shahal, Shahi Ser, Shakoh and Shakrah. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shakroot

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakroot village had a population of 22. That makes it the 456th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shakroot village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakroot has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Shakroot is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakroot covers 11.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shakroot 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 Shakroot.

Shakroot is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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