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About Sihawala Village

Sihawala is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 23 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihawala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 23
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Sihawala compares

By the 2011 count Sihawala is the 192nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sihawala

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

Sihawala lies about 3.9 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about under 2 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 Sihawala
Nearest railway station Salogra under 2 km
District headquarters Solan 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 4.6 km

Villages closest to Sihawala

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 Sihawala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihawala village had a population of 44. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Sihawala village has 23 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihawala has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sihawala is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihawala covers 76 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Sihawala is Salogra, about under 2 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 Sihawala.

Sihawala is about 3.9 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihawala is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about under 2 km away. Solan is about 3.9 km away. Kandaghat is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parotha (2.4 km), Damdar (2.6 km) and Ghalai (2.6 km).

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

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