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About Sindi Village

Sindi is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 50 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sindi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sindi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Holi
Pincode 176309
Area (hectares) 569.39 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 50
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sindi compares

By the 2011 count Sindi is the 33rd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 569.39 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 929.

Getting to Sindi

Sindi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sindi as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sindi from other places

Sindi lies about 60 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 29 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 Sindi
Tehsil headquarters Holi 13 km
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km
District headquarters Chamba 60 km

Villages closest to Sindi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sindi village had a population of 92. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Sindi village has 50 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sindi has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Sindi is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sindi covers 569.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sindi falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sindi is Baijnath Paprola, about 29 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sindi.

Sindi is about 60 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sindi is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 13 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 29 km away. Dharamsala is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garaunda (2.3 km), Urna (2.5 km) and Bajol (2.9 km).

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

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