About Shegal Village

Shegal is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 170 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shegal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shegal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175031
Area (hectares)	150 hectares
Population	350
Male Population	170
Female Population	180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
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 Shegal compares

By the 2011 count Shegal is the 28th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Shegal

Shegal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shegal 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 Shegal from other places

Shegal lies about 27 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, 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 Shegal
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	13 km
District headquarters	Mandi	27 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	52 km

Villages closest to Shegal

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 Shegal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shegal village had a population of 350. That makes it the 28th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Shegal village has 170 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shegal has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Shegal covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shegal is Buffer Stop, 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 Shegal.

Shegal 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.

Shegal is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 27 km away. Buffer Stop is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.