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About Saihli Village

Saihli is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 242 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saihli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saihli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176324
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 242
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saihli compares

By the 2011 count Saihli is the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Saihli

Saihli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saihli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Saihli from other places

Saihli lies about 43 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 40 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 Saihli
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 2.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 40 km
District headquarters Chamba 43 km

Villages closest to Saihli

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

Common questions about Saihli

As per the Census of India 2011, Saihli village had a population of 492. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Saihli village has 242 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saihli has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Saihli is 176324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saihli covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saihli falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saihli is Chamunda Marg, about 40 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saihli.

Saihli is about 43 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saihli is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 2.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Satli (under 2 km), R F Satli (under 2 km) and Khund (under 2 km).

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

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