About Shaha Village

Shaha is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 107 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 710 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Paonta Sahib
Pincode	173025
Area (hectares)	125 hectares
Population	183
Male Population	107
Female Population	76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	710
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaha compares

By the 2011 count Shaha is the 130th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 915.

Getting to Shaha

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

Shaha lies about 39 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 29 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 Shaha
Tehsil headquarters	Paonta Sahib	21 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	21 km
Nearest railway station	Yamunanagar Jagadhri	29 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	39 km

Villages closest to Shaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Shaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaha village had a population of 183. That makes it the 130th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Shaha village has 107 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaha has about 710 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Shaha is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaha covers 125 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.

Shaha falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shaha is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 29 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 Shaha.

Shaha is about 39 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaha is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 21 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 21 km away. Yamunanagar Jagadhri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.