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About Shangli Kalan Village

Shangli Kalan is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 78 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shangli Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shangli Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 23.94 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 78
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shangli Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Shangli Kalan is the 99th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 23.94 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Shangli Kalan

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

Shangli Kalan lies about 16 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Taksal, about 4.3 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 Shangli Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Taksal 4.3 km
Nearest town Kālka 4.7 km
District headquarters Solan 16 km

Villages closest to Shangli Kalan

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 Shangli Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shangli Kalan village had a population of 145. That makes it the 99th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Shangli Kalan village has 78 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shangli Kalan has about 859 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 Shangli Kalan is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shangli Kalan covers 23.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shangli Kalan falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shangli Kalan is Taksal, about 4.3 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 Shangli Kalan.

Shangli Kalan is about 16 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shangli Kalan is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kasauli is about 3.0 km away. Taksal is about 4.3 km away. Kālka is about 4.7 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 Kalan (under 2 km), Shalaura Kalan (under 2 km) and Shalu Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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