About Shenal Village

Shenal is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 181 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shenal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shenal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171007
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	358
Male Population	181
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shenal compares

By the 2011 count Shenal is the 40th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 117 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shenal

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

Shenal lies about 8.0 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 Shenal
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	8.0 km
District headquarters	Shimla	8.0 km

Villages closest to Shenal

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 Shenal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shenal village had a population of 358. That makes it the 40th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shenal village has 181 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shenal has about 978 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 987.

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

Shenal covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shenal 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 Shenal.

Shenal is about 8.0 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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