About Shimla Village

Shimla is a mid sized village in Behror tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 459 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimla village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Behror
Pincode	301701
Area (hectares)	270 hectares
Population	870
Male Population	459
Female Population	411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
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 Shimla compares

By the 2011 count Shimla is the 128th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Shimla

Shimla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shimla 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shimla from other places

Shimla lies about 46 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Bachhau, about 26 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 Shimla
Tehsil headquarters	Behror	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Mirzapur Bachhau	26 km
District headquarters	Alwar	46 km

Villages closest to Shimla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimla village had a population of 870. That makes it the 128th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,777 residents.

Shimla village has 459 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimla has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Shimla is 301701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimla covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shimla falls under Behror tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shimla is Mirzapur Bachhau, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shimla.

Shimla is about 46 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shimla is in Behror tehsil of Alwar district. Behror is about 4.3 km away. Mirzapur Bachhau is about 26 km away. Alwar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.