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About Anji Village

Anji is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 60 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anji village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 79.36 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 60
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Anji compares

By the 2011 count Anji is the 207th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 79.36 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Anji

Anji is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Anji 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 Anji from other places

Anji lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 4.2 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 Anji
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 4.2 km
Nearest town Solan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Anji

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 Anji

As per the Census of India 2011, Anji village had a population of 117. That makes it the 207th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Anji village has 60 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anji has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Anji is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anji covers 79.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Anji is Kathleeghat, about 4.2 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 Anji.

Anji is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anji is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Kathleeghat is about 4.2 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Shimla Rural is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhola (under 2 km), Kashar (2.5 km) and Thathrog (2.7 km).

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

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