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About Mindraj Village

Mindraj is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 17 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mindraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mindraj village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 73.26 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 17
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mindraj compares

By the 2011 count Mindraj is the 173rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 73.26 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Mindraj

Mindraj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mindraj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mindraj from other places

Mindraj lies about 22 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 20 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 Mindraj
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Mindraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mindraj village had a population of 33. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Mindraj village has 17 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mindraj has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Mindraj is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mindraj covers 73.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mindraj falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mindraj is Summer Hill, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mindraj.

Mindraj is about 22 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mindraj is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 8.6 km away. Summer Hill is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Annun (1.7 km), Golan (2.3 km) and Darwakot (2.3 km).

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

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