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About Shagnal Village

Shagnal is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 57 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shagnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shagnal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 57
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Shagnal compares

By the 2011 count Shagnal is the 158th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Shagnal

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

Shagnal lies about 23 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 19 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 Shagnal
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 19 km
District headquarters Mandi 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 31 km

Villages closest to Shagnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shagnal village had a population of 114. That makes it the 158th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Shagnal village has 57 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shagnal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Shagnal is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shagnal covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shagnal falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shagnal is Adit Junction, about 19 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 Shagnal.

Shagnal is about 23 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shagnal is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Adit Junction is about 19 km away. Mandi is about 23 km away. Padhar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhuchhal (under 2 km), Nog (1.9 km) and Kashahra (2.4 km).

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

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