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About Shadyal Village

Shadyal is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 58 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shadyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shadyal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 49.17 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 58
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shadyal compares

By the 2011 count Shadyal is the 108th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 49.17 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shadyal

The census records public bus service for Shadyal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shadyal from other places

Shadyal lies about 13 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about under 2 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 Shadyal
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 6.2 km
Nearest town Shimla 10 km
District headquarters Solan 13 km

Villages closest to Shadyal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 Shadyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shadyal village had a population of 120. That makes it the 108th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Shadyal village has 58 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shadyal has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shadyal is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shadyal covers 49.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shadyal falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shadyal is Kathleeghat, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Shadyal.

Shadyal is about 13 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shadyal is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about under 2 km away. Kandaghat is about 6.2 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shungal (under 2 km), Kathli (under 2 km) and Jangal Surho (under 2 km).

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

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