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About Shalla Village

Shalla is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 62 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 62
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalla compares

By the 2011 count Shalla is the 116th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shalla

Shalla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shalla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shalla from other places

Shalla lies about 9.8 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 48 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 Shalla
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 9.8 km
District headquarters Chamba 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Talara 48 km

Villages closest to Shalla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalla village had a population of 127. That makes it the 116th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Shalla village has 62 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalla has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shalla is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalla covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalla falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shalla is Talara, about 48 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 <5 km distance for Shalla.

Shalla is about 9.8 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalla is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 9.8 km away. Chamba is about 9.8 km away. Talara is about 48 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 Kukeran (2.7 km), R F Ranjal (2.7 km) and Langera (3.5 km).

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

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