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About Shelag Village

Shelag is a mid sized village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 272 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shelag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shelag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 272
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shelag compares

By the 2011 count Shelag is the 15th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Shelag

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

Shelag lies about 31 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 Shelag
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 5.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Shelag

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 Shelag

As per the Census of India 2011, Shelag village had a population of 520. That makes it the 15th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Shelag village has 272 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shelag has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Shelag covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Shelag 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 Shelag.

Shelag is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shelag is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 5.1 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Chhichhar (under 2 km), Dhanal (under 2 km) and Aur (under 2 km).

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

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