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About Shalel Village

Shalel is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 44 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 113.71 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 44
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Shalel compares

By the 2011 count Shalel is the 40th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 113.71 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 951.

Getting to Shalel

Shalel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalel 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 Shalel from other places

Shalel lies about 18 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 11 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 Shalel
Tehsil headquarters Junga 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 11 km
Nearest town Solan 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Shalel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalel village had a population of 87. That makes it the 40th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Shalel village has 44 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalel has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Shalel is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalel covers 113.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalel falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shalel is Salogra, about 11 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 Shalel.

Shalel is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalel is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 8.6 km away. Salogra is about 11 km away. Solan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balog (under 2 km), Kanena (under 2 km) and Dehra Dohai (2.3 km).

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

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