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About Sihl Village

Sihl is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 61 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihl Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihl village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 60.61 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 61
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,852
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 Sihl compares

By the 2011 count Sihl is the 54th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 60.61 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Sihl

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

Sihl lies about 58 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 17 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 Sihl
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 58 km

Villages closest to Sihl

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Sihl

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihl village had a population of 174. That makes it the 54th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Sihl village has 61 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihl has about 1852 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Sihl is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihl covers 60.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihl falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sihl is Jawalamukhi Road, about 17 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 Sihl.

Sihl is about 58 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihl is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 17 km away. Lad Bharol is about 32 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mortan (4.0 km), Gadiara (4.5 km) and Lahri (4.8 km).

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

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