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About Shashbani Village

Shashbani is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 601 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shashbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shashbani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263137
Area (hectares) 243.04 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 601
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shashbani compares

By the 2011 count Shashbani is the 12th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 243.04 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Shashbani

Shashbani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shashbani as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shashbani from other places

Shashbani lies about 110 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 27 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 Shashbani
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 13 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 27 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 27 km
District headquarters Nainital 110 km

Villages closest to Shashbani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shashbani village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 12th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Shashbani village has 601 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shashbani has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Shashbani is 263137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shashbani covers 243.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shashbani falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shashbani is Rishikesh, about 27 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 village for Shashbani.

Shashbani is about 110 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shashbani is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 13 km away. Rishīkesh is about 27 km away. Rishikesh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deeni Mallee (3.4 km), Gargari Malli (3.4 km) and Ghargaon Malla (3.4 km).

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

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