About Shagair Village

Shagair is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 52 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shagair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shagair village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	68 hectares
Population	107
Male Population	52
Female Population	55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shagair compares

By the 2011 count Shagair is the 110th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 945.

Getting to Shagair

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

Shagair lies about 27 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 22 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 Shagair
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	21 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	22 km
Nearest town	Solan	25 km
District headquarters	Shimla	27 km

Villages closest to Shagair

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shagair village had a population of 107. That makes it the 110th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Shagair village has 52 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shagair has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Shagair is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shagair covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shagair falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shagair is Salogra, about 22 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 Shagair.

Shagair is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shagair is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 21 km away. Salogra is about 22 km away. Solan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.