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About Anu Village

Anu is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 161 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 162.01 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 161
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anu compares

By the 2011 count Anu is the 57th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 162.01 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Anu

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

Anu lies about 21 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 Anu
Tehsil headquarters Theog 7.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Anu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Anu

As per the Census of India 2011, Anu village had a population of 324. That makes it the 57th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Anu village has 161 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anu has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Anu is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anu covers 162.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Anu falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Anu 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 Anu.

Anu is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anu is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 7.1 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadun (under 2 km), Baila (under 2 km) and Kathal (under 2 km).

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

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