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About Shalanji Banjan Village

Shalanji Banjan is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 90 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalanji Banjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalanji Banjan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 90
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
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 Shalanji Banjan compares

By the 2011 count Shalanji Banjan is the 117th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 946.

Getting to Shalanji Banjan

Shalanji Banjan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalanji Banjan 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 Shalanji Banjan from other places

Shalanji Banjan lies about 27 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, 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 Shalanji Banjan
Nearest railway station Barog 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 16 km
Nearest town Solan 16 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 27 km

Villages closest to Shalanji Banjan

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 Shalanji Banjan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalanji Banjan village had a population of 161. That makes it the 117th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Shalanji Banjan village has 90 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalanji Banjan has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shalanji Banjan is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalanji Banjan covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalanji Banjan falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shalanji Banjan is Barog, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shalanji Banjan.

Shalanji Banjan is about 27 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalanji Banjan is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Barog is about 15 km away. Rajgarh is about 16 km away. Solan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadol (6.2 km), Galog Shakain (8.2 km) and Sang Thara (8.6 km).

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

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