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About Shilangra Village

Shilangra is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 32 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 656 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilangra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 21.58 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 32
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 656
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilangra compares

By the 2011 count Shilangra is the 370th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 21.58 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shilangra

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

Shilangra lies about 7.3 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 3.2 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 Shilangra
Nearest railway station Jutogh 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 7.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.3 km

Villages closest to Shilangra

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 Shilangra

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilangra village had a population of 53. That makes it the 370th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shilangra village has 32 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilangra has about 656 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Shilangra is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilangra covers 21.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shilangra is Jutogh, about 3.2 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 village for Shilangra.

Shilangra is about 7.3 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilangra is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 3.2 km away. Shimla Rural is about 7.3 km away. Shimla is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaog (under 2 km), Kater (under 2 km) and Fatenchi (under 2 km).

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

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