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About Sahli Village

Sahli is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 131 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 243.27 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 131
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 Sahli compares

By the 2011 count Sahli is the 33rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 243.27 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 940.

Getting to Sahli

Sahli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sahli 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahli from other places

Sahli lies about 31 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 22 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 Sahli
Nearest town Dharamsala 11 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Pangi 31 km
District headquarters Chamba 31 km

Villages closest to Sahli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahli village had a population of 269. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Sahli village has 131 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahli has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Sahli is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahli covers 243.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahli falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahli is Kangra Mandir, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sahli.

Sahli is about 31 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahli is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Dharamsala is about 11 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 22 km away. Pangi is about 31 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 Aahar (3.2 km), Gahar Dunei (3.2 km) and Dhar Shinkal (13 km).

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

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