About Shisham Bara Village

Shisham Bara is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,989, made up of 1,659 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1650.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shisham Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shisham Bara village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Vikasnagar
Pincode	248197
Area (hectares)	1650.29 hectares
Population	2,989
Male Population	1,659
Female Population	1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	802
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shisham Bara compares

By the 2011 count Shisham Bara is the 27th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 1650.29 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 908.

Getting to Shisham Bara

Shisham Bara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shisham Bara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shisham Bara from other places

Shisham Bara lies about 16 km from Dehradun. 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 Shisham Bara
Nearest town	Clement Town	15 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vikasnagar	18 km

Villages closest to Shisham Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vikasnagar 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 Shisham Bara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shisham Bara village had a population of 2,989. That makes it the 27th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Shisham Bara village has 1,659 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shisham Bara has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Shisham Bara is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shisham Bara covers 1650.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shisham Bara falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Shisham Bara 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shisham Bara.

Shisham Bara is about 16 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shisham Bara is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Clement Town is about 15 km away. Dehradun is about 16 km away. Vikasnagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.