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About Sheila Village

Sheila is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 74 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 133.02 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 74
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheila compares

By the 2011 count Sheila is the 105th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 133.02 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Sheila

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

Sheila lies about 46 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 Sheila
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Sheila

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.

Common questions about Sheila

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheila village had a population of 138. That makes it the 105th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Sheila village has 74 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheila has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

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

Sheila covers 133.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Sheila 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 Sheila.

Sheila 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.

Sheila is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 13 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.

The closest recorded villages are Shanag (under 2 km), Up Mahal Khokha (1.8 km) and Sunarli (2.3 km).

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

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