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About Sihor Pai Village

Sihor Pai is a mid sized village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 240 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihor Pai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihor Pai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176031
Area (hectares) 130.91 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 240
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihor Pai compares

By the 2011 count Sihor Pai is the 21st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 130.91 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Sihor Pai

Sihor Pai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sihor Pai 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 Sihor Pai from other places

Sihor Pai lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Sihor Pai
Nearest railway station Tripal 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Talwāra 32 km

Villages closest to Sihor Pai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawalamukhi 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 Sihor Pai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihor Pai village had a population of 508. That makes it the 21st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Sihor Pai village has 240 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihor Pai has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Sihor Pai is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihor Pai covers 130.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihor Pai falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sihor Pai is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Sihor Pai.

Sihor Pai is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihor Pai is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 9.1 km away. Jawalamukhi is about 11 km away. Kangra 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 Dhanui (under 2 km), Kharian (2.5 km) and Barota (3.3 km).

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

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