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About Methli Village

Methli is a small village in Nohra tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 72 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Methli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Methli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nohra
Pincode 173104
Area (hectares) 227.42 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 72
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Methli compares

By the 2011 count Methli is the 41st largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 490 residents. Its 227.42 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Methli

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

Methli lies about 52 km from Sirmaur. 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 Methli
Nearest town Shimla 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Nohra 34 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 52 km

Villages closest to Methli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Methli village had a population of 143. That makes it the 41st largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 490 residents.

Methli village has 72 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Methli has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Methli is 173104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Methli covers 227.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Methli falls under Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Methli 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 village for Methli.

Methli is about 52 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Methli is in Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shimla is about 33 km away. Nohra is about 34 km away. Sirmaur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talangana (3.7 km), Barari (9.4 km) and Anukoti (14 km).

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

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