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About Shilh Village

Shilh is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 19 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,263 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 6.16 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 19
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,263
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilh compares

By the 2011 count Shilh is the 324th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 6.16 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shilh

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

Shilh 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 Shilh
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 4.6 km
Nearest town Shimla 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 48 km

Villages closest to Shilh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilh village had a population of 43. That makes it the 324th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Shilh village has 19 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilh has about 1263 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Shilh is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilh covers 6.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shilh falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shilh 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shilh.

Shilh 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.

Shilh is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 4.6 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 Bhundashil (under 2 km), D P F Shil (under 2 km) and D P F Shil Bhadiar (under 2 km).

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

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