About Shilru Village

Shilru is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 75 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	45.55 hectares
Population	150
Male Population	75
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilru compares

By the 2011 count Shilru is the 161st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 45.55 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shilru

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

Shilru lies about 5.9 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 Shilru
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	5.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	5.9 km

Villages closest to Shilru

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 Shilru

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilru village had a population of 150. That makes it the 161st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shilru village has 75 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilru has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

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

Shilru covers 45.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shilru 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 village for Shilru.

Shilru is about 5.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilru is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 5.9 km away. Shimla is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.