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About Shelapani Village

Shelapani is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 54 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelapani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171215
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 54
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelapani compares

By the 2011 count Shelapani is the 106th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Shelapani

Shelapani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shelapani as Available within <5 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 Shelapani from other places

Shelapani lies about 32 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 Shelapani
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 30 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Shelapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelapani village had a population of 101. That makes it the 106th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Shelapani village has 54 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelapani has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Shelapani is 171215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shelapani covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shelapani falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shelapani.

Shelapani is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelapani is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagali Shasan (6.1 km), Salawkra (6.9 km) and D P F Jaond (10.0 km).

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

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