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About Shankh Dhura Village

Shankh Dhura is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 98 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankh Dhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankh Dhura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 87.36 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 98
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
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 Shankh Dhura compares

By the 2011 count Shankh Dhura is the 86th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 87.36 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Shankh Dhura

Shankh Dhura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shankh Dhura 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankh Dhura from other places

Shankh Dhura lies about 24 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 56 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 Shankh Dhura
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 24 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 56 km

Villages closest to Shankh Dhura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Munsiari 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 Shankh Dhura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankh Dhura village had a population of 179. That makes it the 86th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Shankh Dhura village has 98 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankh Dhura has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Shankh Dhura is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankh Dhura covers 87.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankh Dhura falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shankh Dhura is Kathgodam, about 56 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 <5 km distance for Shankh Dhura.

Shankh Dhura is about 24 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankh Dhura is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhuratoli (under 2 km), Dobari Narki (1.9 km) and Minal Gaon (4.1 km).

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

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