About Shilhi Village

Shilhi is a large village in Ani tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,474, made up of 1,262 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilhi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Ani
Pincode	172026
Area (hectares)	387.1 hectares
Population	2,474
Male Population	1,262
Female Population	1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilhi compares

By the 2011 count Shilhi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,348 residents. Its 387.1 hectares work out to about 6.4 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 957.

Getting to Shilhi

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

Shilhi lies about 68 km from Kullu. 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 Shilhi
Tehsil headquarters	Ani	11 km
Nearest town	Shimla	34 km
District headquarters	Kullu	68 km

Villages closest to Shilhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilhi village had a population of 2,474. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,348 residents.

Shilhi village has 1,262 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilhi has about 960 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 957.

The pincode recorded for Shilhi is 172026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilhi covers 387.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shilhi falls under Ani tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shilhi 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 village for Shilhi.

Shilhi is about 68 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilhi is in Ani tehsil of Kullu district. Ani is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Kullu is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.