About Shilh Village

Shilh is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 109 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, 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	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	201
Male Population	109
Female Population	92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	844
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilh compares

By the 2011 count Shilh is the 91st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Shilh

Shilh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shilh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shilh from other places

Shilh lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 33 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
District headquarters	Mandi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	26 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	33 km

Villages closest to Shilh

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 Shilh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilh village had a population of 201. That makes it the 91st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Shilh village has 109 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilh has about 844 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 Shilh is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilh covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shilh is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shilh.

Shilh is about 12 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 Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 12 km away. Thunag is about 26 km away. Buffer Stop is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.