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About Shamloh Village

Shamloh is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 108 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamloh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamloh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 180.6 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 108
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamloh compares

By the 2011 count Shamloh is the 108th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 180.6 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 946.

Getting to Shamloh

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

Shamloh lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 17 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 Shamloh
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 17 km
Nearest town Solan 17 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 22 km

Villages closest to Shamloh

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 Shamloh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamloh village had a population of 194. That makes it the 108th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Shamloh village has 108 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamloh has about 796 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 Shamloh is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamloh covers 180.6 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Shamloh is Salogra, about 17 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 Shamloh.

Shamloh is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamloh is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 2.4 km away. Salogra is about 17 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 Balara Tikri (under 2 km), Tikri Jajah (under 2 km) and Laharab (under 2 km).

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

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