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About Shamalaji Village

Shamalaji is a mid sized village in Bhiloda tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,097, made up of 549 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamalaji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamalaji village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Bhiloda
Pincode 383355
Area (hectares) 104.78 hectares
Population 1,097
Male Population 549
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shamalaji compares

By the 2011 count Shamalaji is the 85th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,377 residents. Its 104.78 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shamalaji

Shamalaji is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shamalaji as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shamalaji from other places

Shamalaji lies about 47 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Lusadiya, about 3.6 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 Shamalaji
Nearest railway station Lusadiya 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiloda 17 km
Nearest town Modāsa 27 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 47 km

Villages closest to Shamalaji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamalaji village had a population of 1,097. That makes it the 85th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,377 residents.

Shamalaji village has 549 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamalaji has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shamalaji is 383355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamalaji covers 104.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shamalaji falls under Bhiloda tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shamalaji is Lusadiya, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shamalaji.

Shamalaji is about 47 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamalaji is in Bhiloda tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Lusadiya is about 3.6 km away. Bhiloda is about 17 km away. Modāsa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devni Mori (2.8 km), Kheradi (9.3 km) and Sunokh (13 km).

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

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