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About Retreat Village

Retreat is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 10 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Retreat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Retreat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 57.15 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 10
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Retreat compares

By the 2011 count Retreat is the 456th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 57.15 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Retreat

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

Retreat lies about under 2 km from Shimla Rural, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about under 2 km away. 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 Retreat
Nearest railway station Shimla under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural under 2 km

Villages closest to Retreat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Retreat

As per the Census of India 2011, Retreat village had a population of 22. That makes it the 456th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Retreat village has 10 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Retreat has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Retreat is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Retreat covers 57.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Retreat falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Retreat is Shimla, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Retreat is about under 2 km from Shimla Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Retreat is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about under 2 km away. Shimla Rural is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulchha (2.0 km), Jangal Pagog (2.4 km) and Pagog (2.4 km).

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

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