About Shimalya Village

Shimalya is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 72 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimalya village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	173233
Area (hectares)	40 hectares
Population	140
Male Population	72
Female Population	68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shimalya compares

By the 2011 count Shimalya is the 127th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 946.

Getting to Shimalya

Shimalya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shimalya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shimalya from other places

Shimalya lies about 29 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Shimalya
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	12 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	21 km
Nearest town	Solan	23 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	29 km

Villages closest to Shimalya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Shimalya

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimalya village had a population of 140. That makes it the 127th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Shimalya village has 72 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimalya has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shimalya is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimalya covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shimalya falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shimalya is Salogra, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shimalya.

Shimalya is about 29 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shimalya is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 12 km away. Salogra is about 21 km away. Solan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.