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About Shoyah Village

Shoyah is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 106 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shoyah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shoyah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 107.92 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 106
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shoyah compares

By the 2011 count Shoyah is the 117th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 107.92 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shoyah

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

Shoyah 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 Shoyah
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Shoyah

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 Shoyah

As per the Census of India 2011, Shoyah village had a population of 196. That makes it the 117th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shoyah village has 106 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shoyah has about 849 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 Shoyah is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shoyah covers 107.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shoyah 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shoyah.

Shoyah 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.

Shoyah 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.

The closest recorded villages are Shohawal (under 2 km), Jubar (4.2 km) and Bajholiya (4.9 km).

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

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