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About Saoli Village

Saoli is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 81 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176098
Area (hectares) 85.16 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 81
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
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 Saoli compares

By the 2011 count Saoli is the 80th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 85.16 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Saoli

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

Saoli lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 Saoli
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 10 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 44 km

Villages closest to Saoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saoli village had a population of 180. That makes it the 80th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Saoli village has 81 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saoli has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Saoli is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saoli covers 85.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saoli falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saoli is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 Saoli.

Saoli is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saoli is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 10 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 26 km away. Kangra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadhuru (under 2 km), Jarundi (under 2 km) and Parauntha (under 2 km).

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

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