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About Sidh Punani Village

Sidh Punani is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 41 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidh Punani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidh Punani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177043
Area (hectares) 179.79 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 41
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Sidh Punani compares

By the 2011 count Sidh Punani is the 94th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 179.79 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Sidh Punani

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

Sidh Punani lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Sidh Punani
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 23 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 44 km

Villages closest to Sidh Punani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rakkar 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 Sidh Punani

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidh Punani village had a population of 82. That makes it the 94th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Sidh Punani village has 41 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidh Punani has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Sidh Punani is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sidh Punani covers 179.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sidh Punani falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sidh Punani is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Sidh Punani.

Sidh Punani is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sidh Punani is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Rakkar is about 23 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Handal (2.5 km), Sarad Mangli (3.2 km) and Khal (3.8 km).

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

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