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About Shobli Village

Shobli is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 155 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shobli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shobli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 151.93 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 155
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shobli compares

By the 2011 count Shobli is the 88th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 151.93 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 962.

Getting to Shobli

Shobli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shobli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shobli from other places

Shobli lies about 54 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 Shobli
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 54 km

Villages closest to Shobli

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.

Common questions about Shobli

As per the Census of India 2011, Shobli village had a population of 275. That makes it the 88th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Shobli village has 155 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shobli has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Shobli is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shobli covers 151.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shobli 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 - 10 km distance for Shobli.

Shobli is about 54 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shobli is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahli (under 2 km), D P F Bahli (under 2 km) and Jangal Bahli (under 2 km).

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

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