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September 2026
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- LGD code
- 20020
- Pincode
- 171102
- Post office
- Darla
- Population
- 84
- Households
- 13
- Literacy rate
- 72.6%
- Sex ratio
- 867 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 49
Census 2011 · in context
How Sheel (347) compares
By population, Sheel (347) ranks #112 of 202 villages in Arki mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.6%
−3.6% vs mandal average
- Sheel (347)
- 72.6%
- Arki mandal
- 76.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
867
−160 vs mandal average
- Sheel (347)
- 867
- Arki mandal
- 1,027
Household size
people per home
6.5
+1.5 vs mandal average
- Sheel (347)
- 6.5
- Arki mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sheel (347) at a glance
Sheel (347) is a village of 84 people in 13 households (Census 2011) in Arki tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 112th-largest of 202 villages in Arki tehsil. Literacy is 73%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 76% and the sex ratio is 867 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 171102, served by Darla post office; the LGD village code is 20020. The village votes in Arki assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay. The population is estimated at 99 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jaghoon →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheel (347) · this village | 84 | 73% | — |
| Jaghoon (348) · Arki | 583 | 69% | — |
| Simlta (350) · Arki | 195 | 68% | — |
| Chaiyaan (349) · Arki | 118 | 68% | — |
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Key facts — Sheel (347)
- LGD code
- 20020
- Pincode
- 171102
- Post office
- Darla
- Population (Census 2011)
- 84
- Population (projected 2026)
- 99
- Households
- 13
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 867
- Literacy rate
- 72.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arki
- Member of Parliament
- Suresh Kumar Kashyap
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay
- Block / Mandal
- Arki
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Nalagarh (30.4 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Dispensary, Baruna (30.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bharatgarh (35.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 171102
- Bagha (511)Darlaghat mandal1,355 pop
- Rauri (200)Darlaghat mandal1,131 pop
- Giana (45)Darlaghat mandal855 pop
- Kolka (66)Darlaghat mandal794 pop
- Mangoo (46)Darlaghat mandal783 pop
- DarlaghatDarlaghat mandal774 pop
- Syar (194)Darlaghat mandal763 pop
- Darla (189)Darlaghat mandal728 pop
- Navgaon (221)Darlaghat mandal719 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Sheel (347)
Other villages in Arki mandal
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- Batal (125)
- Manjhu (107)
- Jalana (90)
- Kuerushehrolkhas (366)
- Jaghoon (348)
- Majhiat (114)
- Dadal (371)
- Bahwan (457)
- Banoh (443)
- Dhayanpur (164)
- Ghariach (400)
- Gahar (126)
- Kotli (77)
- Lahamo (170)
- Bhumti (374)
- Ser (140)
- Bhel (355)
- Mahol (145)
- Shawag (174)
- Gharno (147)
- Bakhalag (150)
- Chandpur (143)
- Khanalag (103)
- Ladhi (450)
- Kadyah (79)
- Jamroti (382)
- Palog (94)
- Rauri (105)
- Sainj (128)
- Kalyanpur (365)
- Sarhech (354)
- Jakholi (123)
- Sayari (453)
- Mayawan (89)
- Soyali (375)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)