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About Ahni Village

Ahni is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 35 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 771 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173204
Area (hectares) 17.34 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 35
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 771
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahni compares

By the 2011 count Ahni is the 175th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 17.34 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ahni

Ahni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ahni as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ahni from other places

Ahni lies about 15 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 5.3 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 Ahni
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Jabli 5.3 km
Nearest town Kālka 8.5 km
District headquarters Solan 15 km

Villages closest to Ahni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahni village had a population of 62. That makes it the 175th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Ahni village has 35 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahni has about 771 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Ahni is 173204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahni covers 17.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ahni falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ahni is Jabli, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ahni.

Ahni is about 15 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahni is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kasauli is about 2.3 km away. Jabli is about 5.3 km away. Kālka is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaul (under 2 km), Gandhol (under 2 km) and Ganol (under 2 km).

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

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