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About Shalaina Village

Shalaina is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 14 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalaina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalaina village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 22.44 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 14
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalaina compares

By the 2011 count Shalaina is the 390th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 22.44 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Shalaina

Shalaina is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalaina as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shalaina from other places

Shalaina lies about 36 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 Shalaina
Tehsil headquarters Theog 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Shalaina

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 Shalaina

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalaina village had a population of 25. That makes it the 390th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Shalaina village has 14 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalaina has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Shalaina covers 22.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Shalaina notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shalaina.

Shalaina is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalaina is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalai (under 2 km), Shlo (under 2 km) and Kit (2.4 km).

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

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