About Shakoh Village

Shakoh is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 29 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakoh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	173219
Area (hectares)	16.68 hectares
Population	62
Male Population	29
Female Population	33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,138
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shakoh compares

By the 2011 count Shakoh is the 340th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 16.68 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shakoh

Shakoh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakoh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shakoh from other places

Shakoh lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 10 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 Shakoh
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	14 km
District headquarters	Shimla	14 km

Villages closest to Shakoh

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 Shakoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakoh village had a population of 62. That makes it the 340th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shakoh village has 29 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakoh has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Shakoh is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakoh covers 16.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shakoh is Jutogh, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shakoh.

Shakoh is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakoh is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 10 km away. Shimla Rural is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.