About Shiladesh Village

Shiladesh is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 262 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiladesh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiladesh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171208
Area (hectares)	298.23 hectares
Population	504
Male Population	262
Female Population	242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiladesh compares

By the 2011 count Shiladesh is the 38th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 298.23 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Shiladesh

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

Shiladesh lies about 15 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 Shiladesh
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	15 km
District headquarters	Shimla	15 km

Villages closest to Shiladesh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiladesh village had a population of 504. That makes it the 38th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Shiladesh village has 262 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiladesh has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Shiladesh is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiladesh covers 298.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shiladesh falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shiladesh 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 Shiladesh.

Shiladesh is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiladesh is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Chirgaon is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.