About Shahal Village

Shahal is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 134 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175038
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	286
Male Population	134
Female Population	152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,134
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahal compares

By the 2011 count Shahal is the 46th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shahal

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

Shahal lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 44 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 Shahal
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	25 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	38 km
District headquarters	Mandi	43 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	44 km

Villages closest to Shahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahal village had a population of 286. That makes it the 46th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Shahal village has 134 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahal has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shahal is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahal covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahal falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahal is Shimla, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shahal.

Shahal is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahal is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 25 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.