About Shale Village

Shale is one of the larger villages in Nizar tehsil, in the district of Tapi, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,149, made up of 6,553 males and 6,596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394380, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shale village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Tapi
Tehsil	Nizar
Pincode	394380
Area (hectares)	616.42 hectares
Population	13,149
Male Population	6,553
Female Population	6,596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shale compares

By the 2011 count Shale is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 616.42 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Shale

Shale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shale 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shale from other places

Shale lies about under 2 km from Tapi, and the nearest railway station is Khandbara, about 15 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 Shale
Tehsil headquarters	Nizar	under 2 km
District headquarters	Tapi	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Khandbara	15 km
Nearest town	Nandurbar	28 km

Villages closest to Shale

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

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Common questions about Shale

As per the Census of India 2011, Shale village had a population of 13,149. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Shale village has 6,553 males and 6,596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shale has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Shale is 394380. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shale covers 616.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shale falls under Nizar tehsil of Tapi district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shale is Khandbara, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shale.

Shale is about under 2 km from Tapi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shale is in Nizar tehsil of Tapi district. Nizar is about under 2 km away. Tapi is about under 2 km away. Khandbara is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.