About Shamra Village

Shamra is a small village in Nohra tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 238 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Nohra
Pincode	173104
Area (hectares)	321.31 hectares
Population	470
Male Population	238
Female Population	232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamra compares

By the 2011 count Shamra is the 17th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 490 residents. Its 321.31 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Shamra

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

Shamra lies about 60 km from Sirmaur. 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 Shamra
Nearest town	Shimla	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nohra	18 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	60 km

Villages closest to Shamra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamra village had a population of 470. That makes it the 17th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 490 residents.

Shamra village has 238 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamra has about 975 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Shamra is 173104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamra covers 321.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shamra falls under Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shamra 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 10+ km distance for Shamra.

Shamra is about 60 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamra is in Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shimla is about 15 km away. Nohra is about 18 km away. Sirmaur is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.