About Shiwa Village

Shiwa is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 98 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	86.8 hectares
Population	182
Male Population	98
Female Population	84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiwa compares

By the 2011 count Shiwa is the 176th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 86.8 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Shiwa

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

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

Villages closest to Shiwa

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 Shiwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiwa village had a population of 182. That makes it the 176th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Shiwa village has 98 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiwa has about 857 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 Shiwa is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiwa covers 86.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shiwa 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 Shiwa.

Shiwa 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.

Shiwa 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.