About Shamlaut Village

Shamlaut is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 84 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamlaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamlaut village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171302
Area (hectares)	35.15 hectares
Population	170
Male Population	84
Female Population	86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamlaut compares

By the 2011 count Shamlaut is the 175th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 35.15 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shamlaut

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

Shamlaut lies about 46 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 25 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 Shamlaut
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	25 km
Nearest town	Shimla	25 km
District headquarters	Mandi	46 km

Villages closest to Shamlaut

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 Shamlaut

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamlaut village had a population of 170. That makes it the 175th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Shamlaut village has 84 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamlaut has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

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

Shamlaut covers 35.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shamlaut is Summer Hill, about 25 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 Shamlaut.

Shamlaut is about 46 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamlaut is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 8.8 km away. Summer Hill is about 25 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.