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About Shalota Village

Shalota is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 262 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 262
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalota compares

By the 2011 count Shalota is the 18th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1004.

Getting to Shalota

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

Shalota lies about 33 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 Shalota
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 4.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 33 km

Villages closest to Shalota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalota village had a population of 486. That makes it the 18th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Shalota village has 262 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalota has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Shalota is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalota covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalota falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shalota 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 Shalota.

Shalota is about 33 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalota is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 4.3 km away. Shimla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalmu (under 2 km), Pauchi (under 2 km) and Kui (under 2 km).

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

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