About Shalamun Village

Shalamun is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 90 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalamun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalamun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	173223
Area (hectares)	354.23 hectares
Population	185
Male Population	90
Female Population	95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalamun compares

By the 2011 count Shalamun is the 111th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 354.23 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Shalamun

Shalamun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalamun as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shalamun from other places

Shalamun lies about 26 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 13 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 Shalamun
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	13 km
Nearest town	Solan	14 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	26 km

Villages closest to Shalamun

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.

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Common questions about Shalamun

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalamun village had a population of 185. That makes it the 111th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Shalamun village has 90 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalamun has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shalamun is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalamun covers 354.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalamun falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shalamun is Salogra, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shalamun.

Shalamun 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.

Shalamun is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 6.0 km away. Salogra is about 13 km away. Solan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.