About Shal Village

Shal is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 6 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171303
Area (hectares)	3 hectares
Population	12
Male Population	6
Female Population	6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shal compares

By the 2011 count Shal is the 392nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 3 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shal

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

Shal lies about 60 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 Shal
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	15 km
Nearest town	Shimla	24 km
District headquarters	Mandi	60 km

Villages closest to Shal

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 Shal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shal village had a population of 12. That makes it the 392nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Shal village has 6 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shal 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 Shal is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shal covers 3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shal 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 Shal.

Shal is about 60 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shal is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Mandi is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.