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About Shalot Village

Shalot is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 80 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 120.92 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 80
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalot compares

By the 2011 count Shalot is the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 120.92 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shalot

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

Shalot lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 12 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 Shalot
Tehsil headquarters Junga 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km

Villages closest to Shalot

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 Shalot

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalot village had a population of 157. That makes it the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Shalot village has 80 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalot has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

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

Shalot covers 120.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shalot is Shoghi railway station, about 12 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 km distance for Shalot.

Shalot is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalot is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 5.0 km away. Shoghi railway station is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhala Gaon (under 2 km), Jangal Taunru (1.7 km) and Jangal Chanai (1.7 km).

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

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