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About Shalakpar Village

Shalakpar is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 90 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shalakpar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalakpar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263157
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 90
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalakpar compares

By the 2011 count Shalakpar is the 122nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Shalakpar

Shalakpar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shalakpar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rekuna, Rikhakot, Sarda Range and Semal Kanya. 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 Shalakpar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalakpar village had a population of 177. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Shalakpar village has 90 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalakpar has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Shalakpar is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shalakpar covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shalakpar falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shalakpar.

Shalakpar is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital 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 Shalakpar today is likely to be higher.

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