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About Shali Village

Shali is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 76 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 76
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shali compares

By the 2011 count Shali is the 152nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Shali

Shali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shali 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 Shali from other places

Shali lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 59 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 Shali
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 26 km
District headquarters Chamba 26 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 59 km

Villages closest to Shali

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 Shali

As per the Census of India 2011, Shali village had a population of 158. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Shali village has 76 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shali has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Shali covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shali is Nurpur Road, about 59 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 Shali.

Shali is about 26 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shali is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 26 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Nurpur Road is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangli (under 2 km), Jhaj (3.4 km) and Bharnu (3.8 km).

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

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