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About Shelan Village

Shelan is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 345 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 215.07 hectares
Population 675
Male Population 345
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelan compares

By the 2011 count Shelan is the 18th 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 215.07 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, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Shelan

Shelan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shelan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shelan from other places

Shelan lies about 50 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 Shelan
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 8.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 50 km

Villages closest to Shelan

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.

Common questions about Shelan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelan village had a population of 675. That makes it the 18th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Shelan village has 345 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelan has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

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

Shelan covers 215.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shelan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shelan.

Shelan is about 50 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelan is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 8.0 km away. Shimla is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Shelan (under 2 km), Madarli (under 2 km) and Kupri (1.6 km).

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

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