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About Shaya Malag Village

Shaya Malag is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 59 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 542 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaya Malag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaya Malag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 59
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 542
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaya Malag compares

By the 2011 count Shaya Malag is the 202nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 951.

Getting to Shaya Malag

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

Shaya Malag lies about 15 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 27 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 Shaya Malag
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 15 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 15 km
Nearest town Nāhan 17 km
Nearest railway station Barog 27 km

Villages closest to Shaya Malag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachhad 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 Shaya Malag

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaya Malag village had a population of 91. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Shaya Malag village has 59 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaya Malag has about 542 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Shaya Malag is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaya Malag covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shaya Malag falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shaya Malag is Barog, about 27 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 km distance for Shaya Malag.

Shaya Malag is about 15 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaya Malag is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 15 km away. Sirmaur is about 15 km away. Nāhan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kangar Dawanh (under 2 km), Kangar Dharyar (under 2 km) and Kangar Khopar (under 2 km).

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

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