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About Shamlat Village

Shamlat is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 15 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamlat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamlat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 42.06 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 15
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamlat compares

By the 2011 count Shamlat is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 42.06 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Shamlat

Shamlat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shamlat as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shamlat from other places

Shamlat lies about 22 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Shamlat
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 34 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 49 km

Villages closest to Shamlat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamlat village had a population of 29. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Shamlat village has 15 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamlat has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Shamlat is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamlat covers 42.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shamlat falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shamlat is Summer Hill, about 49 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shamlat.

Shamlat is about 22 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamlat is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 22 km away. Sarkaghat is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naunu (2.4 km), Fadanoo (4.4 km) and Kandyol (5.1 km).

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

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