About Sahel Village

Sahel is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 292 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahel village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176125
Area (hectares)	83.01 hectares
Population	584
Male Population	292
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahel compares

By the 2011 count Sahel is the 57th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 83.01 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Sahel

Sahel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahel 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahel from other places

Sahel lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about 3.1 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 Sahel
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Baijnath Mandir	3.1 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	36 km
District headquarters	Kangra	38 km

Villages closest to Sahel

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

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Common questions about Sahel

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahel village had a population of 584. That makes it the 57th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Sahel village has 292 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahel has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Sahel is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahel covers 83.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahel falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahel is Baijnath Mandir, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sahel.

Sahel is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahel is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about 2.4 km away. Baijnath Mandir is about 3.1 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.