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About Shalai Village

Shalai is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 152 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 55.69 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 152
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Shalai compares

By the 2011 count Shalai is the 29th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 55.69 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shalai

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

Shalai lies about 26 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 3.5 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 Shalai
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 3.5 km
Nearest town Shimla 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 19 km
District headquarters Solan 26 km

Villages closest to Shalai

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 Shalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalai village had a population of 287. That makes it the 29th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Shalai village has 152 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalai has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shalai is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalai covers 55.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shalai is Summer Hill, about 3.5 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 Shalai.

Shalai is about 26 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalai is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 3.5 km away. Shimla is about 3.9 km away. Kandaghat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shalani (under 2 km), Shalawon (under 2 km) and Shalog Jogian (under 2 km).

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

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