About Shambhu Wala Village

Shambhu Wala is a mid sized village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 323 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shambhu Wala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shambhu Wala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Nahan
Pincode	173001
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	629
Male Population	323
Female Population	306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shambhu Wala compares

By the 2011 count Shambhu Wala is the 25th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shambhu Wala

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

Shambhu Wala lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Mustafabad, about 43 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 Shambhu Wala
Tehsil headquarters	Nahan	4.8 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	4.8 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	22 km
Nearest railway station	Mustafabad	43 km

Villages closest to Shambhu Wala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nahan 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 Shambhu Wala

As per the Census of India 2011, Shambhu Wala village had a population of 629. That makes it the 25th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Shambhu Wala village has 323 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shambhu Wala has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Shambhu Wala is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shambhu Wala covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shambhu Wala falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shambhu Wala is Mustafabad, about 43 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Shambhu Wala.

Shambhu Wala is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shambhu Wala is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 4.8 km away. Nāhan is about 4.8 km away. Sirmaur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.