About Shanu Village

Shanu is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,738, made up of 920 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shanu village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193302
Area (hectares)	280.9 hectares
Population	1,738
Male Population	920
Female Population	818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shanu compares

By the 2011 count Shanu is the 48th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 280.9 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Shanu

Shanu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shanu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sahi Pora, Said Pora, Sanzi Pora Kutlari and Sarmarg. 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.

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Common questions about Shanu

As per the Census of India 2011, Shanu village had a population of 1,738. That makes it the 48th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Shanu village has 920 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shanu has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Shanu is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shanu covers 280.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shanu falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Shanu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shanu.

Shanu is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara 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.