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About Sheelapur Village

Sheelapur is a small village in Morang tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 53 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheelapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheelapur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Morang
Pincode 172116
Area (hectares) 169.75 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 53
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheelapur compares

By the 2011 count Sheelapur is the 22nd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 277 residents. Its 169.75 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Sheelapur

Sheelapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheelapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rispa Khas, Roowang, Samodpan Kanda and Saring. 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 Sheelapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheelapur village had a population of 103. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 277 residents.

Sheelapur village has 53 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheelapur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Sheelapur is 172116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheelapur covers 169.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sheelapur falls under Morang tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sheelapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sheelapur.

Sheelapur is in Morang tehsil of Kinnaur 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 Sheelapur today is likely to be higher.

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