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About Shichra Village

Shichra is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 87 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 621 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shichra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shichra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 104.34 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 87
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 621
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shichra compares

By the 2011 count Shichra is the 84th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 104.34 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 967.

Getting to Shichra

Shichra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shichra 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shalawon, Shalog Jogian, Shalog Kolian and Shangliana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shichra

As per the Census of India 2011, Shichra village had a population of 141. That makes it the 84th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Shichra village has 87 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shichra has about 621 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shichra is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shichra covers 104.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shichra falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shichra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shichra.

Shichra is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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