About Shalag Village

Shalag is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 224 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, 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	Nihri
Pincode	175038
Area (hectares)	251 hectares
Population	457
Male Population	224
Female Population	233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
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 12th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 979.

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 27 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 52 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 Shalag
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	8.3 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	25 km
District headquarters	Mandi	27 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	52 km

Villages closest to Shalag

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 Shalag

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalag village had a population of 457. That makes it the 12th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Shalag village has 224 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalag has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Shalag covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shalag is Summer Hill, about 52 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shalag.

Shalag is about 27 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 Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 8.3 km away. Sundarnagar is about 25 km away. Mandi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.