About Shandri Village

Shandri is a small village in Kishtwar tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 156 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1100.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shandri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shandri village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Kishtwar
Pincode	182204
Area (hectares)	1100.8 hectares
Population	288
Male Population	156
Female Population	132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	846
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shandri compares

By the 2011 count Shandri is the 72nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 1100.8 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 934.

Getting to Shandri

Shandri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shandri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Shandri from other places

Shandri lies about 7.2 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 63 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 Shandri
Tehsil headquarters	Kishtwar	7.2 km
Nearest town	Kishtwār	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Banihal	63 km

Villages closest to Shandri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shandri village had a population of 288. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Shandri village has 156 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shandri has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Shandri is 182204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shandri covers 1100.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shandri falls under Kishtwar tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Shandri is Banihal, about 63 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shandri.

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

Shandri is in Kishtwar tehsil of Kishtwar district. Kishtwar is about 7.2 km away. Kishtwār is about 7.2 km away. Banihal is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.