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About Sheela Lekh Village

Sheela Lekh is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 280 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheela Lekh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheela Lekh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 211.39 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 280
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheela Lekh compares

By the 2011 count Sheela Lekh is the 55th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 211.39 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sheela Lekh

Sheela Lekh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheela Lekh 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. The nearest villages by name are Shalakpar, Shalakwar, Shalore and Sharana. 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.

Common questions about Sheela Lekh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheela Lekh village had a population of 573. That makes it the 55th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Sheela Lekh village has 280 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheela Lekh has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Sheela Lekh is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheela Lekh covers 211.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheela Lekh falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sheela Lekh notes the nearest railway station 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 Sheela Lekh.

Sheela Lekh is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital 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.

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

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