About Shil Thra Village

Shil Thra is a small village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 214 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 710 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shil Thra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shil Thra village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193302
Area (hectares)	29.5 hectares
Population	366
Male Population	214
Female Population	152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	710
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shil Thra compares

By the 2011 count Shil Thra is the 170th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 29.5 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Shil Thra

Shil Thra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shil Thra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Thra from other places

Shil Thra lies about 24 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 20 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 Thra
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	11 km
Nearest town	Bāramūla	18 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	20 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	24 km

Villages closest to Shil Thra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shil Thra village had a population of 366. That makes it the 170th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Shil Thra village has 214 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shil Thra has about 710 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Shil Thra is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shil Thra covers 29.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shil Thra falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Shil Thra is Baramula, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shil Thra.

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

Shil Thra is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 11 km away. Bāramūla is about 18 km away. Baramula is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.