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About Shuila Village

Shuila is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 43 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shuila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shuila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 43
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
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 Shuila compares

By the 2011 count Shuila is the 295th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 Shuila

Shuila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shuila 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 Shuila from other places

Shuila lies about 24 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 Shuila
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 24 km
District headquarters Shimla 24 km

Villages closest to Shuila

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 Shuila

As per the Census of India 2011, Shuila village had a population of 77. That makes it the 295th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shuila village has 43 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shuila has about 791 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 Shuila is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shuila covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shuila notes the nearest railway station 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 Shuila.

Shuila is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shuila is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 24 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawana (under 2 km), Anu (4.0 km) and Jangal Anu (4.0 km).

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

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