About Solang Village

Solang is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 268 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Solang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Solang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171206
Area (hectares)	154 hectares
Population	497
Male Population	268
Female Population	229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Solang compares

By the 2011 count Solang is the 20th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Solang

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

Solang lies about 66 km from Shimla. 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 Solang
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	24 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	60 km
District headquarters	Shimla	66 km

Villages closest to Solang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Solang village had a population of 497. That makes it the 20th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Solang village has 268 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Solang has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Solang is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Solang covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Solang falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Solang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Solang.

Solang is about 66 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Solang is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 24 km away. Mussoorie is about 60 km away. Shimla is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.