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About Shilwa Village

Shilwa is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 174 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilwa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 136.76 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 174
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Shilwa compares

By the 2011 count Shilwa is the 59th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 136.76 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Shilwa

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

Shilwa 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 Shilwa
Tehsil headquarters Theog 6.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 24 km

Villages closest to Shilwa

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 Shilwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilwa village had a population of 321. That makes it the 59th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Shilwa village has 174 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilwa has about 845 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 Shilwa is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilwa covers 136.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shilwa falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shilwa 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 Shilwa.

Shilwa 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.

Shilwa is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 6.9 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 Shiwa (under 2 km), Charen (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Chailla (under 2 km).

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

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