About Shithna Village

Shithna is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 26 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 615 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shithna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shithna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	32.35 hectares
Population	42
Male Population	26
Female Population	16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	615
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shithna compares

By the 2011 count Shithna is the 140th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 32.35 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 945.

Getting to Shithna

Shithna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shithna 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. The nearest villages by name are Shawala, Shihali, Shila Badlawag and Shili. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shithna

As per the Census of India 2011, Shithna village had a population of 42. That makes it the 140th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Shithna village has 26 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shithna has about 615 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Shithna covers 32.35 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.

Shithna falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shithna 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 village for Shithna.

Shithna is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.