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About Shiv Shankar Garh Village

Shiv Shankar Garh is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 108 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiv Shankar Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiv Shankar Garh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 132.75 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 108
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiv Shankar Garh compares

By the 2011 count Shiv Shankar Garh is the 43rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 132.75 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shiv Shankar Garh

Shiv Shankar Garh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiv Shankar Garh as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shiv Shankar Garh from other places

Shiv Shankar Garh lies about 5.0 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 5.5 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 Shiv Shankar Garh
District headquarters Solan 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Barog 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 11 km

Villages closest to Shiv Shankar Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 Shiv Shankar Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiv Shankar Garh village had a population of 220. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Shiv Shankar Garh village has 108 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiv Shankar Garh has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shiv Shankar Garh is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiv Shankar Garh covers 132.75 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.

Shiv Shankar Garh falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shiv Shankar Garh is Barog, about 5.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shiv Shankar Garh.

Shiv Shankar Garh is about 5.0 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiv Shankar Garh is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Solan is about 5.0 km away. Barog is about 5.5 km away. Kandaghat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakara (under 2 km), Bagaid (3.0 km) and Bagash (3.0 km).

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

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