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About Sihal Village

Sihal is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 85 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 53.61 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 85
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihal compares

By the 2011 count Sihal is the 57th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 53.61 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Sihal

Sihal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sihal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sihal from other places

Sihal lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Sihal
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 19 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Sihal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihal village had a population of 180. That makes it the 57th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Sihal village has 85 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihal has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Sihal is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihal covers 53.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihal falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sihal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sihal.

Sihal is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihal is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Bhadrota is about 19 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balh Lalihan (under 2 km), Bhalara (under 2 km) and Chhimbe Ra Balh (under 2 km).

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

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