About Shalag Village

Shalag is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 109 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	171213
Area (hectares)	40.59 hectares
Population	220
Male Population	109
Female Population	111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalag compares

By the 2011 count Shalag is the 48th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 40.59 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Shalag

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

Shalag lies about 39 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 Shalag
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	6.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	39 km

Villages closest to Shalag

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

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Common questions about Shalag

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalag village had a population of 220. That makes it the 48th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Shalag village has 109 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalag has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Shalag is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalag covers 40.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalag falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shalag 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 village for Shalag.

Shalag is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalag is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 6.5 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.