About Shingla Village

Shingla is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,692, made up of 867 males and 825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shingla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shingla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172201
Area (hectares)	293.78 hectares
Population	1,692
Male Population	867
Female Population	825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shingla compares

By the 2011 count Shingla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 293.78 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Shingla

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

Shingla 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 Shingla
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	2.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	57 km

Villages closest to Shingla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shingla village had a population of 1,692. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Shingla village has 867 males and 825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shingla has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Shingla is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shingla covers 293.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shingla falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shingla 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 Shingla.

Shingla 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.

Shingla is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 2.5 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.