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Shilwa Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Shilwa is a medium size village located in Theog Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 66 families residing. The Shilwa village has population of 321 of which 174 are males while 147 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shilwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 22 which makes up 6.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shilwa village is 845 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Shilwa as per census is 1200, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Shilwa village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Shilwa village was 84.28 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Shilwa Male literacy stands at 91.46 % while female literacy rate was 75.56 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Shilwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Shilwa village.

Shilwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 66 - -
Population 321 174 147
Child (0-6) 22 10 12
Schedule Caste 40 20 20
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.28 % 91.46 % 75.56 %
Total Workers 186 89 97
Main Worker 167 - -
Marginal Worker 19 5 14

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.46 % of total population in Shilwa village. The village Shilwa currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shilwa village out of total population, 186 were engaged in work activities. 89.78 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.22 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 186 workers engaged in Main Work, 140 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.