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About Shalu Khurd Village

Shalu Khurd is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 22 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalu Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalu Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173204
Area (hectares) 42.23 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 22
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shalu Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Shalu Khurd is the 201st largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 42.23 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 912.

Getting to Shalu Khurd

Shalu Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shalu Khurd 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shalu Khurd from other places

Shalu Khurd lies about 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Taksal, about 3.9 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 Shalu Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Taksal 3.9 km
Nearest town Kālka 4.1 km
District headquarters Solan 17 km

Villages closest to Shalu Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasauli 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 Shalu Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalu Khurd village had a population of 40. That makes it the 201st largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Shalu Khurd village has 22 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalu Khurd has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Shalu Khurd is 173204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalu Khurd covers 42.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalu Khurd falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shalu Khurd is Taksal, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Shalu Khurd.

Shalu Khurd is about 17 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalu Khurd is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kasauli is about 3.7 km away. Taksal is about 3.9 km away. Kālka is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basholu Khurd (under 2 km), Shalaura Khurd (under 2 km) and Basholu Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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