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About Shingni Village

Shingni is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 634 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shingni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shingni village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 203.2 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 634
Female Population 567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Shingni compares

By the 2011 count Shingni is the 25th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 203.2 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Shingni

Shingni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shingni 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 Shingni from other places

Shingni lies about 33 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 13 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 Shingni
Nearest railway station Sumber 13 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 33 km
District headquarters Doda 33 km

Villages closest to Shingni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shingni village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 25th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Shingni village has 634 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shingni has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Shingni is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shingni covers 203.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shingni falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Shingni is Sumber, about 13 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 Shingni.

Shingni is about 33 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shingni is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Sumber is about 13 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 27 km away. Gandoh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amar Singh Pora (2.2 km), Amarsingh Pora (2.2 km) and Samai (2.2 km).

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

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