About Shamalang Village

Shamalang is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 84 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamalang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamalang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	176122
Area (hectares)	92.66 hectares
Population	168
Male Population	84
Female Population	84
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 Shamalang compares

By the 2011 count Shamalang is the 122nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 92.66 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Shamalang

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

Shamalang lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Shamalang
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	34 km

Villages closest to Shamalang

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.

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Common questions about Shamalang

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamalang village had a population of 168. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Shamalang village has 84 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamalang 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 Shamalang is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamalang covers 92.66 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Shamalang is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Shamalang.

Shamalang is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamalang is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Padhar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.