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About Ajdhar Village

Ajdhar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 12 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 417 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajdhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 9.52 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 12
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 417
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ajdhar compares

By the 2011 count Ajdhar is the 475th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 9.52 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Ajdhar

Ajdhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ajdhar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ajdhar from other places

Ajdhar lies about 25 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 7.5 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 Ajdhar
Nearest town Solan 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 25 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Ajdhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Ajdhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajdhar village had a population of 17. That makes it the 475th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Ajdhar village has 12 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajdhar has about 417 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Ajdhar is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajdhar covers 9.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ajdhar falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ajdhar is Salogra, about 7.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ajdhar.

Ajdhar is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ajdhar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Solan is about 7.4 km away. Salogra is about 7.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar (under 2 km), Dhari Ghat (under 2 km) and Doji Dhar (under 2 km).

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

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