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About Siharal Village

Siharal is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 162 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siharal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siharal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 37.46 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 162
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siharal compares

By the 2011 count Siharal is the 69th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 37.46 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Siharal

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

Siharal lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Siharal
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 18 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Siharal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siharal village had a population of 335. That makes it the 69th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Siharal village has 162 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siharal has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Siharal is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siharal covers 37.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Siharal falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Siharal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Siharal.

Siharal is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siharal is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Sarkaghat is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badal (under 2 km), Baihal (under 2 km) and Barnota Awal (under 2 km).

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

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