About Shola Village

Shola is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 144 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shola village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172021
Area (hectares)	78.96 hectares
Population	302
Male Population	144
Female Population	158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shola compares

By the 2011 count Shola is the 35th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 78.96 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shola

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

Shola lies about 45 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 Shola
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	1.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	45 km

Villages closest to Shola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shola village had a population of 302. That makes it the 35th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Shola village has 144 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shola has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Shola is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shola covers 78.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shola falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shola 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 Shola.

Shola is about 45 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shola is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 1.6 km away. Shimla is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.