About Shashal Village

Shashal is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 22 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 591 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shashal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shashal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Krishangarh
Pincode	173225
Area (hectares)	26 hectares
Population	35
Male Population	22
Female Population	13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	591
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shashal compares

By the 2011 count Shashal is the 161st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1045.

Getting to Shashal

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

Shashal lies about 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 7.8 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 Shashal
Tehsil headquarters	Krishangarh	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Jabli	7.8 km
Nearest town	Kālka	10 km
District headquarters	Solan	17 km

Villages closest to Shashal

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 Shashal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shashal village had a population of 35. That makes it the 161st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Shashal village has 22 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shashal has about 591 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Shashal is 173225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shashal covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shashal is Jabli, about 7.8 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 Shashal.

Shashal 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.

Shashal is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 6.9 km away. Jabli is about 7.8 km away. Kālka is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.