About Shina Village

Shina is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 156 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shina village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Pachhad
Pincode	173233
Area (hectares)	163 hectares
Population	281
Male Population	156
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	801
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shina compares

By the 2011 count Shina is the 52nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shina

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

Shina lies about 34 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 6.5 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 Shina
Nearest railway station	Barog	6.5 km
Nearest town	Solan	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachhad	34 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	34 km

Villages closest to Shina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shina village had a population of 281. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Shina village has 156 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shina has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Shina is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shina covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shina falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shina is Barog, about 6.5 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 Shina.

Shina is about 34 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shina is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Barog is about 6.5 km away. Solan is about 7.7 km away. Pachhad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.