About Shegla Galu Village

Shegla Galu is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 122 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shegla Galu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shegla Galu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Chachyot
Pincode	175029
Area (hectares)	160 hectares
Population	246
Male Population	122
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shegla Galu compares

By the 2011 count Shegla Galu is the 93rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Shegla Galu

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

Shegla Galu lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Shegla Galu
Tehsil headquarters	Chachyot	3.2 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	12 km
District headquarters	Mandi	17 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	50 km

Villages closest to Shegla Galu

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

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Common questions about Shegla Galu

As per the Census of India 2011, Shegla Galu village had a population of 246. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Shegla Galu village has 122 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shegla Galu has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Shegla Galu is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shegla Galu covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shegla Galu falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shegla Galu is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Shegla Galu.

Shegla Galu is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shegla Galu is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 3.2 km away. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.