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About Astandli Village

Astandli is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 112 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Astandli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astandli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171215
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 112
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Astandli compares

By the 2011 count Astandli is the 69th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 971.

Getting to Astandli

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

Astandli lies about 60 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 Astandli
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 60 km

Villages closest to Astandli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Astandli village had a population of 212. That makes it the 69th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Astandli village has 112 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astandli has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Astandli is 171215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Astandli covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Astandli falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Astandli 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 10+ km distance for Astandli.

Astandli is about 60 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Astandli is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indraban (5.5 km), Utrol (6.8 km) and D P F Dhadi (6.9 km).

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

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