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About Shilru Sapoli Village

Shilru Sapoli is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 46 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilru Sapoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilru Sapoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 28.9 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 46
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilru Sapoli compares

By the 2011 count Shilru Sapoli is the 271st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 28.9 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 Shilru Sapoli

Shilru Sapoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shilru Sapoli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shilru Sapoli from other places

Shilru Sapoli lies about 8.3 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 4.2 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 Shilru Sapoli
Nearest railway station Jutogh 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 8.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.3 km

Villages closest to Shilru Sapoli

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 Shilru Sapoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilru Sapoli village had a population of 87. That makes it the 271st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shilru Sapoli village has 46 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilru Sapoli has about 891 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 Shilru Sapoli is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilru Sapoli covers 28.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shilru Sapoli falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shilru Sapoli is Jutogh, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shilru Sapoli.

Shilru Sapoli is about 8.3 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilru Sapoli is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 4.2 km away. Shimla Rural is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shilru Pangogi (under 2 km), Jangal Hiri Ki Beshak (under 2 km) and Phagla (under 2 km).

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

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