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About Shili Mehla Village

Shili Mehla is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 81 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shili Mehla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shili Mehla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 188.83 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 81
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
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 Shili Mehla compares

By the 2011 count Shili Mehla is the 208th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 188.83 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 990.

Getting to Shili Mehla

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

Shili Mehla lies about 16 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 Shili Mehla
Tehsil headquarters Theog 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Shili Mehla

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.

Common questions about Shili Mehla

As per the Census of India 2011, Shili Mehla village had a population of 148. That makes it the 208th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Shili Mehla village has 81 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shili Mehla has about 827 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 Shili Mehla is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shili Mehla covers 188.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shili Mehla falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shili Mehla 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 - 10 km distance for Shili Mehla.

Shili Mehla is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shili Mehla is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakar Ka Shil (under 2 km), Balhari (under 2 km) and Charel Bhaela (under 2 km).

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

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