About Sihanj Village

Sihanj is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 121 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihanj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihanj village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	52.5 hectares
Population	225
Male Population	121
Female Population	104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihanj compares

By the 2011 count Sihanj is the 137th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 52.5 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sihanj

Sihanj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sihanj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sihanj from other places

Sihanj lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 Sihanj
District headquarters	Mandi	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	28 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	49 km

Villages closest to Sihanj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihanj village had a population of 225. That makes it the 137th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Sihanj village has 121 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihanj has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sihanj is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihanj covers 52.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihanj falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sihanj is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sihanj.

Sihanj is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihanj is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 17 km away. Karsog is about 28 km away. Buffer Stop is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.