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About Shalar Village

Shalar is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 161 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 161
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalar compares

By the 2011 count Shalar is the 43rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Shalar

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

Shalar lies about 27 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 Shalar
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 27 km

Villages closest to Shalar

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.

Common questions about Shalar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalar village had a population of 320. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Shalar village has 161 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalar has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Shalar covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shalar 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 <5 km distance for Shalar.

Shalar 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.

Shalar is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Johta (5.7 km), Banata (6.7 km) and Badot (7.6 km).

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

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