About Shil Village

Shil is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 30 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 767 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shil village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Baddi
Pincode	173233
Area (hectares)	20 hectares
Population	53
Male Population	30
Female Population	23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	767
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shil compares

By the 2011 count Shil is the 142nd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 896.

Getting to Shil

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

Shil lies about 23 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 15 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 Shil
Tehsil headquarters	Baddi	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sonwara	15 km
District headquarters	Solan	23 km

Villages closest to Shil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shil village had a population of 53. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Shil village has 30 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shil has about 767 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

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

Shil covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shil falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shil is Sonwara, about 15 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 Shil.

Shil is about 23 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shil is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 9.6 km away. Sonwara is about 15 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.