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About Shilhi Himri Village

Shilhi Himri is a mid sized village in Nermand tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 647 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilhi Himri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilhi Himri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Tehsil Nermand
Pincode 172023
Area (hectares) 290 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 647
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilhi Himri compares

By the 2011 count Shilhi Himri is the 18th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shilhi Himri

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

Shilhi Himri lies about 69 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 Himri
Nearest town Shimla 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Nermand 30 km
District headquarters Kullu 69 km

Villages closest to Shilhi Himri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilhi Himri village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 18th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents.

Shilhi Himri village has 647 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilhi Himri has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Shilhi Himri is 172023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilhi Himri covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shilhi Himri falls under Nermand tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shilhi Himri 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 Himri.

Shilhi Himri is about 69 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilhi Himri is in Nermand tehsil of Kullu district. Shimla is about 30 km away. Nermand is about 30 km away. Kullu is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti (9.3 km), Rahnu (17 km) and Nishani (20 km).

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

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