About Sahal Village

Sahal is a mid sized village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 262 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	176121
Area (hectares)	113 hectares
Population	527
Male Population	262
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahal compares

By the 2011 count Sahal is the 17th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sahal

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

Sahal lies about 14 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 21 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 Sahal
District headquarters	Mandi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	25 km

Villages closest to Sahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahal village had a population of 527. That makes it the 17th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Sahal village has 262 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahal has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sahal is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahal covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahal falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahal is Buffer Stop, about 21 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 Sahal.

Sahal is about 14 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahal is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 14 km away. Buffer Stop is about 21 km away. Padhar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.