About Shalawat Village

Shalawat is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 183 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalawat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalawat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171224
Area (hectares)	71.95 hectares
Population	388
Male Population	183
Female Population	205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,120
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shalawat compares

By the 2011 count Shalawat is the 46th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 71.95 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 938.

Getting to Shalawat

Shalawat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalawat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shalawat from other places

Shalawat lies about 54 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 Shalawat
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	10 km
District headquarters	Shimla	54 km

Villages closest to Shalawat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalawat village had a population of 388. That makes it the 46th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Shalawat village has 183 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalawat has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Shalawat is 171224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalawat covers 71.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalawat falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shalawat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shalawat.

Shalawat is about 54 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalawat is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.