About Shekhal Village

Shekhal is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 226 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	258 hectares
Population	440
Male Population	226
Female Population	214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhal compares

By the 2011 count Shekhal is the 40th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Shekhal

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

Shekhal lies about 57 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 Shekhal
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	5.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	57 km

Villages closest to Shekhal

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 Shekhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhal village had a population of 440. That makes it the 40th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Shekhal village has 226 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhal has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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

Shekhal covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shekhal 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 Shekhal.

Shekhal is about 57 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhal is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 5.4 km away. Shimla is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.