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About Sirmani Village

Sirmani is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 30 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirmani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirmani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 32.29 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 30
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Sirmani compares

By the 2011 count Sirmani is the 139th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 32.29 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1046.

Getting to Sirmani

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

Sirmani lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 12 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 Sirmani
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 6.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km

Villages closest to Sirmani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirmani village had a population of 55. That makes it the 139th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Sirmani village has 30 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirmani has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Sirmani is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirmani covers 32.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirmani falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sirmani is Meghrajpura, about 12 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 Sirmani.

Sirmani is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirmani is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 6.9 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Meghrajpura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhikla Sidhpur (under 2 km), Upperla Sidhpur (under 2 km) and Khabal (1.7 km).

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

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