About Shurala Village

Shurala is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 157 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shurala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shurala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171006
Area (hectares)	256.76 hectares
Population	311
Male Population	157
Female Population	154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shurala compares

By the 2011 count Shurala is the 53rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 256.76 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shurala

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

Shurala lies about 4.9 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 Shurala
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	4.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	4.9 km

Villages closest to Shurala

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 Shurala

As per the Census of India 2011, Shurala village had a population of 311. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shurala village has 157 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shurala has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Shurala is 171006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shurala covers 256.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shurala 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 Shurala.

Shurala is about 4.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shurala is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 4.9 km away. Shimla is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.