About Shela Village

Shela is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 120 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shela village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172029
Area (hectares)	70 hectares
Population	245
Male Population	120
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shela compares

By the 2011 count Shela is the 61st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Shela

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

Shela 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 Shela
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	4.0 km
District headquarters	Shimla	32 km

Villages closest to Shela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shela village had a population of 245. That makes it the 61st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Shela village has 120 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shela has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Shela is 172029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shela covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shela falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shela 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 - 10 km distance for Shela.

Shela 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.

Shela is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 4.0 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.