About Shil Village

Shil is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 333 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shil village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	213.24 hectares
Population	664
Male Population	333
Female Population	331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shil compares

By the 2011 count Shil is the 19th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 213.24 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Shil

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

Shil lies about 47 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 Shil
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	11 km
District headquarters	Shimla	47 km

Villages closest to Shil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shil village had a population of 664. That makes it the 19th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Shil village has 333 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shil has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Shil is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shil covers 213.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shil falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shil 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 Shil.

Shil is about 47 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shil is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.