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About Shathla Village

Shathla is a mid sized village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 313 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shathla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shathla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 96.36 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 313
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shathla compares

By the 2011 count Shathla is the 10th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 96.36 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Shathla

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

Shathla 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 Shathla
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 3.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 39 km

Villages closest to Shathla

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.

Common questions about Shathla

As per the Census of India 2011, Shathla village had a population of 621. That makes it the 10th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Shathla village has 313 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shathla has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Shathla covers 96.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Shathla 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 Shathla.

Shathla 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.

Shathla 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.

The closest recorded villages are Shamthla (under 2 km), Lauga (under 2 km) and Mangsu (under 2 km).

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

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