About Shila Village

Shila is a mid sized village in Garautha tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 288 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shila village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jhansi
Tehsil	Garautha
Pincode	284204
Area (hectares)	233.28 hectares
Population	521
Male Population	288
Female Population	233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	809
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shila compares

By the 2011 count Shila is the 107th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents. Its 233.28 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 864.

Getting to Shila

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

Shila lies about 69 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Parauna, about 33 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 Shila
Tehsil headquarters	Garautha	5.0 km
Nearest town	Gursarāi	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Parauna	33 km
District headquarters	Jhansi	69 km

Villages closest to Shila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shila village had a population of 521. That makes it the 107th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents.

Shila village has 288 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shila has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Shila is 284204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shila covers 233.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shila falls under Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shila is Parauna, about 33 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 Shila.

Shila is about 69 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shila is in Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district. Garautha is about 5.0 km away. Gursarāi is about 7.8 km away. Parauna is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.