About Shangin Village

Shangin is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 98 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shangin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shangin village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	39.44 hectares
Population	195
Male Population	98
Female Population	97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shangin compares

By the 2011 count Shangin is the 120th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 39.44 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 987.

Getting to Shangin

Shangin is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shangin 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shangin from other places

Shangin lies about 5.6 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 1.9 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 Shangin
Nearest railway station	Taradevi	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	5.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	5.6 km

Villages closest to Shangin

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.

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Common questions about Shangin

As per the Census of India 2011, Shangin village had a population of 195. That makes it the 120th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shangin village has 98 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shangin has about 990 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Shangin is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shangin covers 39.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shangin is Taradevi, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shangin.

Shangin is about 5.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shangin is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Taradevi is about 1.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 5.6 km away. Shimla is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.