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About Pairi Village

Pairi is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 18 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pairi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 18.8 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 18
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Pairi compares

By the 2011 count Pairi is the 217th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 18.8 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 967.

Getting to Pairi

Pairi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pairi 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 Pairi from other places

Pairi lies about 8.8 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Dharampur Himachal, about 6.3 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 Pairi
Nearest railway station Dharampur Himachal 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 7.1 km
District headquarters Solan 8.8 km

Villages closest to Pairi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pairi village had a population of 34. That makes it the 217th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Pairi village has 18 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pairi has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Pairi is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pairi covers 18.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pairi falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pairi is Dharampur Himachal, about 6.3 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 Pairi.

Pairi is about 8.8 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pairi is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Dharampur Himachal is about 6.3 km away. Kandaghat is about 7.1 km away. Solan is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharech (under 2 km), Chiama (under 2 km) and Kothi (under 2 km).

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

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