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About Shlo Village

Shlo is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 27 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shlo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shlo village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 27.93 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 27
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 Shlo compares

By the 2011 count Shlo is the 336th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 27.93 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Shlo

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

Shlo lies about 37 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 Shlo
Tehsil headquarters Theog 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 37 km

Villages closest to Shlo

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 Shlo

As per the Census of India 2011, Shlo village had a population of 57. That makes it the 336th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Shlo village has 27 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shlo has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Shlo is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shlo covers 27.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shlo 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 Shlo.

Shlo is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shlo is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalai (under 2 km), Shalaina (under 2 km) and Kit (2.9 km).

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

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