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About Shilhnu Village

Shilhnu is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 391 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilhnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilhnu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175028
Area (hectares) 139.56 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 391
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilhnu compares

By the 2011 count Shilhnu is the 15th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 139.56 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Shilhnu

Shilhnu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shilhnu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shilhnu from other places

Shilhnu lies about 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Shilhnu
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 29 km
Nearest town Shimla 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 48 km

Villages closest to Shilhnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilhnu village had a population of 783. That makes it the 15th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Shilhnu village has 391 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilhnu has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Shilhnu is 175028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilhnu covers 139.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shilhnu falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shilhnu is Summer Hill, about 32 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shilhnu.

Shilhnu is about 48 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilhnu is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 29 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Summer Hill is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Jabrat (3.4 km), Kashan (5.0 km) and D P F Parala (6.1 km).

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

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