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About Sangti Village

Sangti is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,420, made up of 812 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 749 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 1,420
Male Population 812
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 749
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sangti compares

By the 2011 count Sangti is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sangti

Sangti is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sangti 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sangti from other places

Sangti lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 11 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 Sangti
Nearest railway station Jutogh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Sangti

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 Sangti

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangti village had a population of 1,420. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Sangti village has 812 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangti has about 749 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 Sangti is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangti covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sangti is Jutogh, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sangti.

Sangti is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangti is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 11 km away. Shimla Rural is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dargot (under 2 km), Mahapuna (2.0 km) and Tangesh (2.1 km).

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

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