About Shakuli Village

Shakuli is a mid sized village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 450 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakuli village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173207
Area (hectares)	97 hectares
Population	854
Male Population	450
Female Population	404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakuli compares

By the 2011 count Shakuli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Shakuli

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

Shakuli lies about 62 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Shakuli
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	35 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	41 km
District headquarters	Solan	62 km

Villages closest to Shakuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakuli village had a population of 854. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Shakuli village has 450 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakuli has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Shakuli is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakuli covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakuli falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakuli is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Shakuli.

Shakuli is about 62 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakuli is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Arki is about 35 km away. Summer Hill is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.