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About Anah Village

Anah is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 491 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175124
Area (hectares) 339.88 hectares
Population 936
Male Population 491
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Anah compares

By the 2011 count Anah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 339.88 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Anah

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

Anah lies about 31 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 41 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 Anah
Nearest town Sundarnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 18 km
District headquarters Mandi 31 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 41 km

Villages closest to Anah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anah village had a population of 936. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Anah village has 491 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anah has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Anah is 175124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anah covers 339.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anah falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Anah is Kiratpur Sahib, about 41 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 Anah.

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

Anah is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Chachyot is about 18 km away. Mandi 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 D P F Patikri (2.3 km), Dughal (2.3 km) and D P F Bhalot (4.3 km).

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

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