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About Sadhora Village

Sadhora is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 156 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 718 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sadhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadhora village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171006
Area (hectares) 42.04 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 156
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 718
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sadhora compares

By the 2011 count Sadhora is the 68th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 42.04 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sadhora

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

Sadhora lies about 30 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 17 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 Sadhora
Nearest railway station Salogra 17 km
Nearest town Solan 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 30 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Sadhora

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 Sadhora

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadhora village had a population of 268. That makes it the 68th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Sadhora village has 156 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadhora has about 718 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 Sadhora is 171006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sadhora covers 42.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sadhora is Salogra, about 17 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 village for Sadhora.

Sadhora is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sadhora is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 17 km away. Solan is about 18 km away. Shimla Rural is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sehl (3.5 km), Mewag (3.7 km) and Ghararoo (5.8 km).

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

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