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About Sanghti Village

Sanghti is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 38 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanghti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanghti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 48.54 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 38
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanghti compares

By the 2011 count Sanghti is the 303rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 48.54 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 990.

Getting to Sanghti

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

Sanghti lies about 19 km from Shimla. 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 Sanghti
District headquarters Shimla 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 20 km

Villages closest to Sanghti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Sanghti

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanghti village had a population of 78. That makes it the 303rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Sanghti village has 38 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanghti has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Sanghti is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanghti covers 48.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanghti falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sanghti notes the nearest railway station 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 Sanghti.

Sanghti is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanghti is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 19 km away. Theog is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharara (under 2 km), Karial (3.6 km) and Chalaog (4.7 km).

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

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