About Sihol Village

Sihol is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 182 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,187 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176083
Area (hectares)	85.23 hectares
Population	398
Male Population	182
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,187
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sihol compares

By the 2011 count Sihol is the 160th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 85.23 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Sihol

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

Sihol lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 4.8 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 Sihol
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	12 km
District headquarters	Kangra	22 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km

Villages closest to Sihol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihol village had a population of 398. That makes it the 160th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Sihol village has 182 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihol has about 1187 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Sihol is 176083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihol covers 85.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihol falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sihol is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 4.8 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 Sihol.

Sihol is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihol is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 4.8 km away. Palampur is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.