About Shamthla Village

Shamthla is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 127 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamthla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamthla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172030
Area (hectares)	94.51 hectares
Population	258
Male Population	127
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamthla compares

By the 2011 count Shamthla is the 56th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 94.51 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Shamthla

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

Shamthla lies about 39 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 Shamthla
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	3.7 km
District headquarters	Shimla	39 km

Villages closest to Shamthla

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 Shamthla

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamthla village had a population of 258. That makes it the 56th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Shamthla village has 127 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamthla has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Shamthla is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamthla covers 94.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shamthla 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 Shamthla.

Shamthla is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamthla is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 3.7 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.