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About Shishala Village

Shishala is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 32 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shishala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shishala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 68.26 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 32
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shishala compares

By the 2011 count Shishala is the 169th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 68.26 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Shishala

Shishala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shishala as Available within <5 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 Shishala from other places

Shishala lies about 30 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 64 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 Shishala
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 7.5 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 30 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 48 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 64 km

Villages closest to Shishala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shishala village had a population of 56. That makes it the 169th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Shishala village has 32 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shishala has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Shishala is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shishala covers 68.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shishala falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shishala is Dehradun, about 64 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shishala.

Shishala is about 30 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shishala is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 7.5 km away. Uttarkashi is about 30 km away. Mussoorie is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathergaon (under 2 km), Bigrari (under 2 km) and Nald (under 2 km).

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

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