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About Anain Village

Anain is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 94 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 102.77 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 94
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 Anain compares

By the 2011 count Anain is the 68th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 102.77 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Anain

Anain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anain 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 Anain from other places

Anain lies about 36 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 16 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 Anain
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 18 km
District headquarters Chamba 36 km

Villages closest to Anain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anain village had a population of 190. That makes it the 68th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Anain village has 94 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anain has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Anain is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anain covers 102.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Anain falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Anain is Jawanwala Shahr, about 16 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 Anain.

Anain is about 36 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anain is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 8.6 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 16 km away. Dharamsala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohlan (under 2 km), Thulel (1.9 km) and Balana (2.2 km).

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

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