Skip to main content

About Sinharu Village

Sinharu is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 63 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sinharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sinharu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 103.3 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 63
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sinharu compares

By the 2011 count Sinharu is the 78th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 103.3 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1025.

Getting to Sinharu

Sinharu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sinharu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sinharu from other places

Sinharu lies about under 2 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 41 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 Sinharu
District headquarters Chamba under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 18 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 41 km

Villages closest to Sinharu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sinharu village had a population of 140. That makes it the 78th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Sinharu village has 63 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sinharu has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Sinharu is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sinharu covers 103.3 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.

Sinharu falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sinharu is Nurpur Road, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sinharu.

Sinharu is about under 2 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sinharu is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about under 2 km away. Dalhousie is about 18 km away. Nurpur Road is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siyungat (under 2 km), Chambi (2.7 km) and Kaphla (4.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.