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About Shalog Village

Shalog is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 161 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 89.56 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 161
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalog compares

By the 2011 count Shalog is the 39th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 89.56 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shalog

Shalog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shalog as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shalog from other places

Shalog lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 46 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 Shalog
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 11 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 18 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 46 km

Villages closest to Shalog

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.

Common questions about Shalog

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalog village had a population of 312. That makes it the 39th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Shalog village has 161 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalog has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shalog is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalog covers 89.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shalog is Summer Hill, about 46 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 <5 km distance for Shalog.

Shalog is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalog is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 11 km away. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Shalog (under 2 km), D P F Jhalangar (under 2 km) and Jhalangar (under 2 km).

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

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