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- LGD code
- 52123
- Pincode
- 263676
- Post office
- Maulekhal
- Population
- 206
- Households
- 58
- Literacy rate
- 58.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1452 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 159
Census 2011 · in context
How Shailain compares
By population, Shailain ranks #43 of 139 villages in Sult mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.7%
−7.3% vs mandal average
- Shailain
- 58.7%
- Sult mandal
- 66.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,452
+170 vs mandal average
- Shailain
- 1,452
- Sult mandal
- 1,282
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Shailain
- 3.6
- Sult mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shailain at a glance
Shailain is a village of 206 people in 58 households (Census 2011) in Sult tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 43rd-largest of 139 villages in Sult tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,452 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 263676, served by Maulekhal post office; the LGD village code is 52123. The village votes in Salt assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahesh Jeena. The population is estimated at 243 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Shailain
- LGD code
- 52123
- Pincode
- 263676
- Post office
- Maulekhal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 206
- Population (projected 2026)
- 243
- Households
- 58
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1452
- Literacy rate
- 58.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Almora
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Salt
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Tamta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mahesh Jeena
- Block / Mandal
- Sult
Same pincode
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Other villages in Sult mandal
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- Gular
- Rankuna
- Malla Garhkote
- Jhargaon
- Thatwarar
- Karget
- Jhimar
- Kande Khalpati
- Biralgaon Malla
- Debayal
- Jhipa
- Bhitakote
- Pipana
- Dyona
- Mangron Sirau
- Jalikhan
- Maithani
- Ranthaml
- Kuloli
- Khumarh
- Masaniyabanj
- Maina Kote
- Chanch
- Bhinne
- Thala Tariyal
- Gethiya
- Dhach Kote
- Maulekh
- Biralgaon Talla
- Mayal Gaon
- Pokhari Malli
- Dangula
- Khaderagaon
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)