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About Sohli Village

Sohli is a mid sized village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 353 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sohli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sohli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172021
Area (hectares) 169.42 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 353
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sohli compares

By the 2011 count Sohli is the 5th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 169.42 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sohli

Sohli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sohli 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. The nearest villages by name are Shakla, Shalag, Sharog and Shila. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sohli

As per the Census of India 2011, Sohli village had a population of 720. That makes it the 5th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Sohli village has 353 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sohli has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sohli is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sohli covers 169.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sohli falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sohli 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 village for Sohli.

Sohli is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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