About Shilhi Village

Shilhi is a mid sized village in Banjar tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,243, made up of 636 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175123, 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	Banjar
Pincode	175123
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	1,243
Male Population	636
Female Population	607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilhi compares

By the 2011 count Shilhi is the 16th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Shilhi

Shilhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shilhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Shilhi from other places

Shilhi lies about 30 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 46 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 Shilhi
Tehsil headquarters	Banjar	20 km
Nearest town	Mandi	20 km
District headquarters	Kullu	30 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	46 km

Villages closest to Shilhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banjar 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 1,243. That makes it the 16th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Shilhi village has 636 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilhi has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Shilhi is 175123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilhi covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shilhi is Buffer Stop, about 46 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shilhi.

Shilhi is about 30 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 Banjar tehsil of Kullu district. Banjar is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Kullu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.