About Soil Village

Soil is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 51 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soil village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nerua
Pincode	173210
Area (hectares)	63 hectares
Population	97
Male Population	51
Female Population	46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Soil compares

By the 2011 count Soil is the 137th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Soil

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

Soil lies about 46 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 46 km away. 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 Soil
Tehsil headquarters	Nerua	14 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	46 km
District headquarters	Shimla	46 km

Villages closest to Soil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Soil village had a population of 97. That makes it the 137th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Soil village has 51 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soil has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Soil is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soil covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Soil falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Soil is Salogra, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Soil.

Soil is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Soil is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 14 km away. Salogra is about 46 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.