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About Shalela Bari Village

Shalela Bari is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 444 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalela Bari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalela Bari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 188.66 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 444
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalela Bari compares

By the 2011 count Shalela Bari is the 15th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 188.66 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 Shalela Bari

Shalela Bari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shalela Bari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shalela Bari from other places

Shalela Bari lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 25 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 Shalela Bari
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 20 km
District headquarters Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 25 km

Villages closest to Shalela Bari

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.

Common questions about Shalela Bari

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalela Bari village had a population of 869. That makes it the 15th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Shalela Bari village has 444 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalela Bari has about 957 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 Shalela Bari is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalela Bari covers 188.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalela Bari falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shalela Bari is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 25 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 village for Shalela Bari.

Shalela Bari is about 20 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalela Bari is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R F Lindi Behi Bari (under 2 km), Dhar Naloh (2.3 km) and Dhar Pukhar (5.0 km).

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

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