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About Shilhi Bagi Village

Shilhi Bagi is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 333 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilhi Bagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilhi Bagi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 333
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilhi Bagi compares

By the 2011 count Shilhi Bagi is the 14th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Shilhi Bagi

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

Shilhi Bagi lies about 44 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 27 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 Bagi
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 27 km
Nearest town Shimla 27 km
District headquarters Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Shilhi Bagi

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.

Common questions about Shilhi Bagi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilhi Bagi village had a population of 673. That makes it the 14th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Shilhi Bagi village has 333 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilhi Bagi has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Shilhi Bagi is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilhi Bagi covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shilhi Bagi falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shilhi Bagi is Summer Hill, about 27 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 Shilhi Bagi.

Shilhi Bagi is about 44 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilhi Bagi is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 27 km away. Shimla is about 27 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 Shilhi Bagi (under 2 km), D P F Damedhi (2.5 km) and Bagsiad (4.9 km).

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

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