About Shakahl Village

Shakahl is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 60 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakahl Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakahl village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	155.02 hectares
Population	120
Male Population	60
Female Population	60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakahl compares

By the 2011 count Shakahl is the 224th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 155.02 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 989.

Getting to Shakahl

Shakahl is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shakahl as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shakahl from other places

Shakahl lies about 50 km from Mandi. 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 Shakahl
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	15 km
Nearest town	Shimla	41 km
District headquarters	Mandi	50 km

Villages closest to Shakahl

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakahl village had a population of 120. That makes it the 224th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Shakahl village has 60 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakahl has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Shakahl is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakahl covers 155.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shakahl falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shakahl notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shakahl.

Shakahl is about 50 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakahl is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Mandi is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.