About Shilnu Kalas Village

Shilnu Kalas is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 96 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilnu Kalas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilnu Kalas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Nahan
Pincode	173001
Area (hectares)	69 hectares
Population	187
Male Population	96
Female Population	91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilnu Kalas compares

By the 2011 count Shilnu Kalas is the 83rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shilnu Kalas

Shilnu Kalas is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shilnu Kalas as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Shilnu Kalas from other places

Shilnu Kalas lies about 12 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 42 km away. 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 Shilnu Kalas
Tehsil headquarters	Nahan	8.2 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	8.2 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	42 km

Villages closest to Shilnu Kalas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nahan 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 Shilnu Kalas

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilnu Kalas village had a population of 187. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Shilnu Kalas village has 96 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilnu Kalas has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Shilnu Kalas is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilnu Kalas covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shilnu Kalas falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shilnu Kalas is Barog, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shilnu Kalas.

Shilnu Kalas is about 12 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilnu Kalas is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 8.2 km away. Nāhan is about 8.2 km away. Sirmaur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.