About Shala Village

Shala is a large village in Nasrullaganj tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,907, made up of 2,107 males and 1,800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2862.6 hectares hectares.

Shala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shala village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sehore
Tehsil	Nasrullaganj
Area (hectares)	2862.6 hectares
Population	3,907
Male Population	2,107
Female Population	1,800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Shala compares

By the 2011 count Shala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 2862.6 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 925.

Getting to Shala

Shala 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 Shala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shala from other places

Shala lies about 61 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Bhaironpur, about 30 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 Shala
Tehsil headquarters	Nasrullaganj	3.9 km
Nearest town	Nasrullāhganj	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bhaironpur	30 km
District headquarters	Sehore	61 km

Villages closest to Shala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shala village had a population of 3,907. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Shala village has 2,107 males and 1,800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shala has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Shala covers 2862.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shala falls under Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shala is Bhaironpur, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shala.

Shala is about 61 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shala is in Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district. Nasrullaganj is about 3.9 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 3.9 km away. Bhaironpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.