About Shila Gahrol Village

Shila Gahrol is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 141 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shila Gahrol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shila Gahrol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	62.19 hectares
Population	260
Male Population	141
Female Population	119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	844
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shila Gahrol compares

By the 2011 count Shila Gahrol is the 98th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 62.19 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Shila Gahrol

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

Shila Gahrol 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 Shila Gahrol
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	7.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	24 km

Villages closest to Shila Gahrol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Shila Gahrol

As per the Census of India 2011, Shila Gahrol village had a population of 260. That makes it the 98th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Shila Gahrol village has 141 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shila Gahrol has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Shila Gahrol is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shila Gahrol covers 62.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shila Gahrol falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shila Gahrol 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 Shila Gahrol.

Shila Gahrol 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.

Shila Gahrol is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 7.2 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.