About Shihl Village

Shihl is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 157 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 127505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shihl Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shihl village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	127505
Area (hectares)	233 hectares
Population	283
Male Population	157
Female Population	126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	803
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shihl compares

By the 2011 count Shihl is the 79th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Shihl

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

Shihl 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 Shihl
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	22 km
Nearest town	Shimla	32 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	32 km
District headquarters	Mandi	48 km

Villages closest to Shihl

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shihl village had a population of 283. That makes it the 79th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Shihl village has 157 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shihl has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Shihl is 127505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shihl covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shihl falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shihl 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 Shihl.

Shihl 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.

Shihl is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 22 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.