About Shalkar Village

Shalkar is a small village in Hangrang tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 207 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalkar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Hangrang
Pincode	172111
Area (hectares)	329.05 hectares
Population	416
Male Population	207
Female Population	209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalkar compares

By the 2011 count Shalkar is the 5th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 291 residents. Its 329.05 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 825.

Getting to Shalkar

Shalkar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shalkar 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. The nearest villages by name are Leo, Liti, Malling and Malling Dogri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shalkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalkar village had a population of 416. That makes it the 5th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 291 residents.

Shalkar village has 207 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalkar has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 825.

The pincode recorded for Shalkar is 172111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalkar covers 329.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalkar falls under Hangrang tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shalkar notes the nearest railway station 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 Shalkar.

Shalkar is in Hangrang tehsil of Kinnaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.