About Shohawal Village

Shohawal is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 62 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,258 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shohawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shohawal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171007
Area (hectares)	50 hectares
Population	140
Male Population	62
Female Population	78
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 Shohawal compares

By the 2011 count Shohawal is the 172nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Shohawal

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

Shohawal lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 12 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 Shohawal
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	13 km

Villages closest to Shohawal

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 Shohawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shohawal village had a population of 140. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shohawal village has 62 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shohawal 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 Shohawal is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shohawal covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shohawal is Summer Hill, about 12 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 Shohawal.

Shohawal is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shohawal is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 12 km away. Shimla Rural is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.