About Astani Village

Astani is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 156 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Astani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astani village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	144.85 hectares
Population	303
Male Population	156
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Astani compares

By the 2011 count Astani is the 60th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 144.85 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Astani

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

Astani 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 Astani
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	2.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	60 km

Villages closest to Astani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Astani village had a population of 303. That makes it the 60th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Astani village has 156 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astani has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Astani is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Astani covers 144.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Astani falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Astani 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 Astani.

Astani 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.

Astani is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 2.9 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.