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About Shalah Kolian Village

Shalah Kolian is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 19 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalah Kolian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalah Kolian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 27.58 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 19
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalah Kolian compares

By the 2011 count Shalah Kolian is the 199th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 27.58 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 967.

Getting to Shalah Kolian

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

Shalah Kolian lies about 9.3 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 9.6 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 Shalah Kolian
District headquarters Solan 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 14 km

Villages closest to Shalah Kolian

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 Shalah Kolian

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalah Kolian village had a population of 40. That makes it the 199th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Shalah Kolian village has 19 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalah Kolian has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shalah Kolian is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalah Kolian covers 27.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalah Kolian falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shalah Kolian is Salogra, about 9.6 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 Shalah Kolian.

Shalah Kolian is about 9.3 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalah Kolian is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Solan is about 9.3 km away. Salogra is about 9.6 km away. Kandaghat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shalog Kolian (under 2 km), Bagaid (3.2 km) and Bagash (3.2 km).

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

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