About Shalan Village

Shalan is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 82 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	45 hectares
Population	161
Male Population	82
Female Population	79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalan compares

By the 2011 count Shalan is the 151st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Shalan

Shalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shalan from other places

Shalan lies about 24 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 55 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 Shalan
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	24 km
District headquarters	Chamba	24 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	55 km

Villages closest to Shalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalan village had a population of 161. That makes it the 151st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Shalan village has 82 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalan has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Shalan is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalan covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalan falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shalan is Nurpur Road, about 55 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shalan.

Shalan is about 24 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalan is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 24 km away. Chamba is about 24 km away. Nurpur Road is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.