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About Shagalti Village

Shagalti is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 6 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shagalti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shagalti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 15.39 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 6
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shagalti compares

By the 2011 count Shagalti is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 15.39 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Shagalti

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

Shagalti lies about 47 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 Shagalti
Tehsil headquarters Theog 31 km
District headquarters Shimla 47 km

Villages closest to Shagalti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shagalti village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Shagalti village has 6 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shagalti has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Shagalti is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shagalti covers 15.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shagalti falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shagalti 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 Shagalti.

Shagalti is about 47 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shagalti is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 31 km away. Shimla is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaleenda (5.1 km), Helai (8.4 km) and Runkuli Godhan (9.0 km).

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

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