About Shili Village

Shili is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 199 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shili village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171204
Area (hectares)	121 hectares
Population	405
Male Population	199
Female Population	206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shili compares

By the 2011 count Shili is the 13th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Shili

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

Shili 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	42 km

Villages closest to Shili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shili village had a population of 405. That makes it the 13th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Shili village has 199 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shili has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Shili is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shili covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shili falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shili 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 Shili.

Shili 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 is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 18 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.