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About Shegli Village

Shegli is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 132 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shegli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shegli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 132
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shegli compares

By the 2011 count Shegli is the 124th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Shegli

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

Shegli lies about 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 22 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 Shegli
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 11 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 22 km
Nearest town Shimla 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 48 km

Villages closest to Shegli

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.

Common questions about Shegli

As per the Census of India 2011, Shegli village had a population of 247. That makes it the 124th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Shegli village has 132 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shegli has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Shegli is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shegli covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shegli is Summer Hill, about 22 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 Shegli.

Shegli is about 48 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shegli is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 11 km away. Summer Hill is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shegli Nal (under 2 km), Sainji (under 2 km) and D P F Gadaran (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shegli today is likely to be higher.

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