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About Sheehla Village

Sheehla is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 263 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheehla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheehla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176057
Area (hectares) 55.17 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 263
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheehla compares

By the 2011 count Sheehla is the 63rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 55.17 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sheehla

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

Sheehla lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 9.7 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 Sheehla
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 4.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 9.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km

Villages closest to Sheehla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheehla village had a population of 536. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Sheehla village has 263 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheehla has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sheehla is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheehla covers 55.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sheehla falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sheehla is Kangra Mandir, about 9.7 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 Sheehla.

Sheehla is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheehla is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 4.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 4.6 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehru (under 2 km), Pandtehr (under 2 km) and Patani (under 2 km).

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

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