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About Shewala Village

Shewala is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 78 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shewala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 78
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shewala compares

By the 2011 count Shewala is the 104th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 43 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 981.

Getting to Shewala

Shewala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shewala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shewala from other places

Shewala lies about 33 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 Shewala
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 3.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 33 km

Villages closest to Shewala

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.

Common questions about Shewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Shewala village had a population of 146. That makes it the 104th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Shewala village has 78 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shewala has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Shewala covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shewala 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 <5 km distance for Shewala.

Shewala is about 33 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shewala is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 3.9 km away. Shimla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Didi (under 2 km), Chunri (under 2 km) and Bhog (under 2 km).

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

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