About Shilag Village

Shilag is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 179 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	175001
Area (hectares)	247 hectares
Population	376
Male Population	179
Female Population	197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,101
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shilag compares

By the 2011 count Shilag is the 35th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 993.

Getting to Shilag

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

Shilag lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 55 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 Shilag
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	13 km
District headquarters	Mandi	28 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	55 km

Villages closest to Shilag

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 Shilag

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilag village had a population of 376. That makes it the 35th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Shilag village has 179 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilag has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Shilag is 175001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shilag covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shilag is Summer Hill, about 55 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 - 10 km distance for Shilag.

Shilag is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilag is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Padhar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.