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About Shailag Village

Shailag is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 120 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shailag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shailag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 62.35 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 120
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shailag compares

By the 2011 count Shailag is the 44th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 62.35 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Shailag

Shailag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shailag as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shailag from other places

Shailag lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 46 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 Shailag
Nearest town Sundarnagar 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 22 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 46 km

Villages closest to Shailag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shailag village had a population of 231. That makes it the 44th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Shailag village has 120 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shailag has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Shailag is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shailag covers 62.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shailag falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shailag is Kiratpur Sahib, about 46 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shailag.

Shailag is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shailag is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 5.0 km away. Bhadrota is about 22 km away. Mandi 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 Nalhog (4.8 km), Naloh (4.8 km) and Bhadroi (5.7 km).

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

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