About Shila Village

Shila is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 171 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shila village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	349
Male Population	171
Female Population	178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shila compares

By the 2011 count Shila is the 46th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Shila

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

Shila 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
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	7.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	24 km

Villages closest to Shila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shila village had a population of 349. That makes it the 46th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Shila village has 171 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shila has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Shila covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shila 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.

Shila 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 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.