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About Shalaji Dangra Village

Shalaji Dangra is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 167 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalaji Dangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalaji Dangra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 167
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalaji Dangra compares

By the 2011 count Shalaji Dangra is the 60th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 946.

Getting to Shalaji Dangra

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

Shalaji Dangra lies about 26 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 15 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 Shalaji Dangra
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 15 km
Nearest town Solan 17 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 26 km

Villages closest to Shalaji Dangra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Shalaji Dangra

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalaji Dangra village had a population of 337. That makes it the 60th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Shalaji Dangra village has 167 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalaji Dangra has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shalaji Dangra is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalaji Dangra covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalaji Dangra falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shalaji Dangra is Salogra, about 15 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 village for Shalaji Dangra.

Shalaji Dangra is about 26 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalaji Dangra is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 5.1 km away. Salogra is about 15 km away. Solan 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 Kanog Dhandhdel (under 2 km), Rohru Bhuil (under 2 km) and Dhaya Pitli (under 2 km).

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

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