About Shil Village

Shil is one of the larger villages in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,011, made up of 3,588 males and 3,423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1053.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shil village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Junagadh
Tehsil	Mangrol
Pincode	362240
Area (hectares)	1053.16 hectares
Population	7,011
Male Population	3,588
Female Population	3,423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shil compares

By the 2011 count Shil is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents. Its 1053.16 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shil

Shil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shil as Available within village. 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 Shil from other places

Shil lies about 56 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Keshod, about 24 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 Shil
Tehsil headquarters	Mangrol	10 km
Nearest town	Māngrol	10 km
Nearest railway station	Keshod	24 km
District headquarters	Junagadh	56 km

Villages closest to Shil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shil village had a population of 7,011. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents.

Shil village has 3,588 males and 3,423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shil has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shil is 362240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shil covers 1053.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shil falls under Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shil is Keshod, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shil.

Shil is about 56 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shil is in Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district. Mangrol is about 10 km away. Māngrol is about 10 km away. Keshod is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.