About Shimsha Village

Shimsha is a mid sized village in Kargil tehsil, in the district of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 418 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 194103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimsha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimsha village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Kargil
Pincode	194103
Area (hectares)	130.3 hectares
Population	794
Male Population	418
Female Population	376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shimsha compares

By the 2011 count Shimsha is the 30th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 130.3 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Shimsha

Shimsha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shimsha 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. The nearest villages by name are Samrah, Sanjak, Shakar and Shargol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shimsha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimsha village had a population of 794. That makes it the 30th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Shimsha village has 418 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimsha has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Shimsha is 194103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimsha covers 130.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shimsha falls under Kargil tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Shimsha notes the nearest railway station 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 Shimsha.

Shimsha is in Kargil tehsil of Kargil district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.