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About Shamror Village

Shamror is a small village in Solan tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 144 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamror Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamror village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Solan
Pincode 173223
Area (hectares) 16.64 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 144
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamror compares

By the 2011 count Shamror is the 55th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 149 residents. Its 16.64 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Shamror

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

Shamror lies about 7.2 km from Solan. 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 Shamror
Tehsil headquarters Solan 7.2 km

Villages closest to Shamror

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamror village had a population of 277. That makes it the 55th largest of the 441 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 149 residents.

Shamror village has 144 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamror has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Shamror is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamror covers 16.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shamror falls under Solan tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shamror notes the nearest railway station 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 Shamror.

Shamror is about 7.2 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamror is in Solan tehsil of Solan district. Solan is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranga (under 2 km), Anun (under 2 km) and Dhako (under 2 km).

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

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