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About Shangliana Village

Shangliana is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 44 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shangliana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shangliana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 47.04 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 44
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 773
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shangliana compares

By the 2011 count Shangliana is the 153rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 47.04 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 967.

Getting to Shangliana

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

Shangliana lies about 18 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 6.5 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 Shangliana
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 6.5 km
Nearest town Shimla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 12 km
District headquarters Solan 18 km

Villages closest to Shangliana

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 Shangliana

As per the Census of India 2011, Shangliana village had a population of 78. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Shangliana village has 44 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shangliana has about 773 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 Shangliana is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shangliana covers 47.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shangliana is Kathleeghat, about 6.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shangliana.

Shangliana is about 18 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shangliana is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 6.5 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Kandaghat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandon (under 2 km), Sunkhi (under 2 km) and Tikar (under 2 km).

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

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