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About Shangli Khurd Village

Shangli Khurd is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 45 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shangli Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shangli Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 16.56 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 45
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shangli Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Shangli Khurd is the 136th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 16.56 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Shangli Khurd

Shangli Khurd is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shangli Khurd as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shangli Khurd from other places

Shangli Khurd lies about 9.8 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Dharampur Himachal, about 2.6 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 Shangli Khurd
Nearest railway station Dharampur Himachal 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 4.4 km
District headquarters Solan 9.8 km

Villages closest to Shangli 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 Shangli Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Shangli Khurd village had a population of 94. That makes it the 136th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Shangli Khurd village has 45 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shangli Khurd has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Shangli Khurd is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shangli Khurd covers 16.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shangli Khurd is Dharampur Himachal, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shangli Khurd.

Shangli Khurd is about 9.8 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shangli Khurd is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Dharampur Himachal is about 2.6 km away. Kasauli is about 4.4 km away. Solan is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulhari (under 2 km), Chhatera (under 2 km) and Kathni (under 2 km).

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

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