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About Shukra Village

Shukra is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 150 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,240 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shukra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shukra village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246147
Area (hectares) 185.48 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 150
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,240
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 Shukra compares

By the 2011 count Shukra is the 72nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 185.48 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Shukra

Shukra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shukra 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. The nearest villages by name are Shali Kamni, Shikar Dev, Shri Khon Gunth and Shri Khon Khalsa. 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.

Common questions about Shukra

As per the Census of India 2011, Shukra village had a population of 336. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Shukra village has 150 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shukra has about 1240 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Shukra is 246147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shukra covers 185.48 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.

Shukra falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

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

Shukra is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal 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.

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

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