About Shangela Village

Shangela is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 33 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shangela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shangela village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Krishangarh
Pincode	173233
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	63
Male Population	33
Female Population	30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shangela compares

By the 2011 count Shangela is the 122nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Shangela

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

Shangela lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about under 2 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 Shangela
Nearest railway station	Koti	under 2 km
Nearest town	Kālka	5.8 km
District headquarters	Solan	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krishangarh	17 km

Villages closest to Shangela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishangarh 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.

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Common questions about Shangela

As per the Census of India 2011, Shangela village had a population of 63. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Shangela village has 33 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shangela has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Shangela is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shangela covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shangela falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shangela is Koti, about under 2 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 Shangela.

Shangela is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shangela is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about under 2 km away. Kālka is about 5.8 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.