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About Pahal Village

Pahal is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 136 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 271.89 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 136
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahal compares

By the 2011 count Pahal is the 26th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 271.89 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1036.

Getting to Pahal

Pahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pahal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pahal from other places

Pahal lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 10 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 Pahal
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km

Villages closest to Pahal

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 Pahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahal village had a population of 288. That makes it the 26th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Pahal village has 136 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahal has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Pahal is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahal covers 271.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pahal is Summer Hill, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pahal.

Pahal is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahal is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 4.2 km away. Summer Hill is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nehwat (under 2 km), Jangal Nalag (under 2 km) and Nalag (under 2 km).

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

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