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About Shiling Village

Shiling is a mid sized village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 739 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,245 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiling village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 595.09 hectares
Population 1,659
Male Population 739
Female Population 920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,245
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiling compares

By the 2011 count Shiling is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 595.09 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Shiling

Shiling is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiling as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shiling from other places

Shiling lies about 35 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 62 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 Shiling
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 28 km
District headquarters Champawat 35 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 62 km

Villages closest to Shiling

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

Common questions about Shiling

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiling village had a population of 1,659. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Shiling village has 739 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiling has about 1245 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Shiling is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiling covers 595.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shiling falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shiling is Tanakpur, about 62 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 <5 km distance for Shiling.

Shiling is about 35 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiling is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Pithorāgarh is about 4.6 km away. Lohaghat is about 28 km away. Champawat is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhera (4.2 km), Nakot (5.8 km) and Bans (9.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shiling today is likely to be higher.

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