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About Shalog Kolian Village

Shalog Kolian is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 24 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 542 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalog Kolian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalog Kolian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 9.46 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 24
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 542
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalog Kolian compares

By the 2011 count Shalog Kolian is the 209th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 9.46 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 Shalog Kolian

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

Shalog 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 Shalog Kolian
District headquarters Solan 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 14 km

Villages closest to Shalog 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 Shalog Kolian

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalog Kolian village had a population of 37. That makes it the 209th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Shalog Kolian village has 24 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalog Kolian has about 542 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 Shalog Kolian is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalog Kolian covers 9.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shalog 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 <5 km distance for Shalog Kolian.

Shalog 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.

Shalog 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 Shalah 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 Shalog Kolian today is likely to be higher.

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