About Sihana Village

Sihana is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 56 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,268 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	70 hectares
Population	127
Male Population	56
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,268
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihana compares

By the 2011 count Sihana is the 90th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sihana

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

Sihana lies about 40 km from Shimla. 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 Sihana
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	9.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	40 km

Villages closest to Sihana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihana village had a population of 127. That makes it the 90th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Sihana village has 56 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihana has about 1268 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sihana is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihana covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sihana falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sihana 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sihana.

Sihana is about 40 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihana is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 9.8 km away. Shimla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.