About Shilru Village

Shilru is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 38 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	44 hectares
Population	81
Male Population	38
Female Population	43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,132
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilru compares

By the 2011 count Shilru is the 175th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Shilru

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

Shilru lies about 24 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.2 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 Shilru
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	9.6 km
Nearest town	Shimla	10 km
District headquarters	Solan	24 km

Villages closest to Shilru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilru village had a population of 81. That makes it the 175th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Shilru village has 38 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilru has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Shilru is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilru covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shilru falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shilru is Jutogh, about 6.2 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 Shilru.

Shilru is about 24 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilru is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 6.2 km away. Arki is about 9.6 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.