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About Shalgi Village

Shalgi is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 36 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalgi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 166.88 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 36
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalgi compares

By the 2011 count Shalgi is the 415th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 166.88 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1259.

Getting to Shalgi

Shalgi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shalgi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sauran Gadera, Semali, Seman and Semi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shalgi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalgi village had a population of 67. That makes it the 415th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Shalgi village has 36 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalgi has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Shalgi is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalgi covers 166.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shalgi falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Shalgi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shalgi.

Shalgi is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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