About Sihan Village

Sihan is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 79 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,253 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Dharmpur
Pincode	175040
Area (hectares)	66.49 hectares
Population	178
Male Population	79
Female Population	99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,253
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihan compares

By the 2011 count Sihan is the 81st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 66.49 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Sihan

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

Sihan lies about 97 km from Mandi. 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 Sihan
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmpur	29 km
Nearest town	Shimla	39 km
District headquarters	Mandi	97 km

Villages closest to Sihan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihan village had a population of 178. That makes it the 81st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Sihan village has 79 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihan has about 1253 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Sihan is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihan covers 66.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihan falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sihan notes the nearest railway station 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 Sihan.

Sihan is about 97 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihan is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 29 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Mandi is about 97 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.