About Shillai Village

Shillai is one of the larger villages in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,790, made up of 2,961 males and 2,829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1653 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shillai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shillai village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Shalai
Pincode	173027
Area (hectares)	1653 hectares
Population	5,790
Male Population	2,961
Female Population	2,829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shillai compares

By the 2011 count Shillai is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 1653 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Shillai

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

Shillai lies about 27 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 51 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 Shillai
Tehsil headquarters	Shalai	under 2 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	27 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	28 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	51 km

Villages closest to Shillai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shillai village had a population of 5,790. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Shillai village has 2,961 males and 2,829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shillai has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Shillai is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shillai covers 1653 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shillai falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shillai is Dehradun, about 51 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 village for Shillai.

Shillai is about 27 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shillai is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about under 2 km away. Sirmaur is about 27 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.