About Shihil Hal Village

Shihil Hal is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 698 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shihil Hal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shihil Hal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193221
Area (hectares)	224.6 hectares
Population	1,376
Male Population	698
Female Population	678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shihil Hal compares

By the 2011 count Shihil Hal is the 65th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 224.6 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Shihil Hal

Shihil Hal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shihil Hal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Shat Gund Bala, Shatgund Pain, Shati Gam and Sheikh Pora. 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 Shihil Hal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shihil Hal village had a population of 1,376. That makes it the 65th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Shihil Hal village has 698 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shihil Hal has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Shihil Hal is 193221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shihil Hal covers 224.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shihil Hal falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Shihil Hal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shihil Hal.

Shihil Hal is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara 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.