About Shalag Village

Shalag is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 6 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171302
Area (hectares)	6.79 hectares
Population	13
Male Population	6
Female Population	7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,167
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 Shalag compares

By the 2011 count Shalag is the 387th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 6.79 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 989.

Getting to Shalag

Shalag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalag 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 Shalag from other places

Shalag lies about 73 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 Shalag
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	32 km
Nearest town	Shimla	38 km
District headquarters	Mandi	73 km

Villages closest to Shalag

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 Shalag

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalag village had a population of 13. That makes it the 387th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Shalag village has 6 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalag has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Shalag is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalag covers 6.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shalag 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 Shalag.

Shalag is about 73 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalag is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 32 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.