About Shili Kayan Village

Shili Kayan is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 107 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shili Kayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shili Kayan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	155.39 hectares
Population	222
Male Population	107
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shili Kayan compares

By the 2011 count Shili Kayan is the 50th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 155.39 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shili Kayan

Shili Kayan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shili Kayan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Shili Kayan from other places

Shili Kayan lies about 42 km from Shimla. 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 Shili Kayan
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	2.1 km
District headquarters	Shimla	42 km

Villages closest to Shili Kayan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaupal 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 Shili Kayan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shili Kayan village had a population of 222. That makes it the 50th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Shili Kayan village has 107 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shili Kayan has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Shili Kayan is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shili Kayan covers 155.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shili Kayan falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shili Kayan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shili Kayan.

Shili Kayan is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shili Kayan is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 2.1 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.