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About Shaya Village

Shaya is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 96 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaya village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 96
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaya compares

By the 2011 count Shaya is the 107th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shaya

Shaya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shaya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shaya from other places

Shaya lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Shaya
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 21 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 22 km
Nearest town Solan 23 km

Villages closest to Shaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaya village had a population of 199. That makes it the 107th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Shaya village has 96 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaya has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

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

Shaya covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shaya falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shaya is Salogra, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Shaya.

Shaya 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.

Shaya is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 5.1 km away. Salogra is about 21 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.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanach Shayaghat (under 2 km), Shaya Chhabron (under 2 km) and Bhanat (under 2 km).

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

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