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About Sahni Village

Sahni is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 31 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 117.14 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 31
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahni compares

By the 2011 count Sahni is the 336th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 117.14 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sahni

Sahni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahni as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sahni from other places

Sahni lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 5.5 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 Sahni
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Talara 5.5 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Sahni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahni village had a population of 65. That makes it the 336th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Sahni village has 31 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahni has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sahni is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahni covers 117.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahni falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahni is Talara, about 5.5 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 village for Sahni.

Sahni 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.

Sahni is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 4.9 km away. Talara is about 5.5 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurial (under 2 km), Jharoli (under 2 km) and Sanjor (under 2 km).

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

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