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About Anji Village

Anji is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 26 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 654 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, 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 Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 26
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 654
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 242nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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 17 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 29 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 town Nāhan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 17 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 17 km
Nearest railway station Barog 29 km

Villages closest to Anji

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachhad 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 43. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Anji village has 26 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anji has about 654 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Anji is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anji covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Anji falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Anji is Barog, about 29 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 17 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anji is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Pachhad is about 17 km away. Sirmaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anji Bhaganji (under 2 km), Anji Siwat (under 2 km) and Pandanji (under 2 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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