About Shekoh Village

Shekoh is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 31 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,258 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekoh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	32.8 hectares
Population	70
Male Population	31
Female Population	39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,258
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekoh compares

By the 2011 count Shekoh is the 309th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 32.8 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shekoh

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

Shekoh lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 10 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 Shekoh
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	14 km
District headquarters	Shimla	14 km

Villages closest to Shekoh

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.

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Common questions about Shekoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekoh village had a population of 70. That makes it the 309th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shekoh village has 31 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekoh has about 1258 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Shekoh is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekoh covers 32.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekoh is Jutogh, about 10 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 village for Shekoh.

Shekoh is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekoh is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 10 km away. Shimla Rural is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.