About Shal Village

Shal is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 123 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171001
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	241
Male Population	123
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shal compares

By the 2011 count Shal is the 82nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shal

Shal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shal from other places

Shal lies about 3.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 3.5 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 Shal
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	3.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	3.9 km

Villages closest to Shal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Shal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shal village had a population of 241. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shal village has 123 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shal has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Shal is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shal covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shal falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shal is Summer Hill, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance for Shal.

Shal is about 3.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shal is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 3.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 3.9 km away. Shimla is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.