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About Anji Village

Anji is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 43 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, 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 Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 33.26 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 43
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Anji compares

By the 2011 count Anji is the 154th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 33.26 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Anji

Anji is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Anji as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, 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 Anji
Nearest railway station Koti under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 4.8 km
Nearest town Kālka 5.9 km
District headquarters Solan 12 km

Villages closest to Anji

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 Anji

As per the Census of India 2011, Anji village had a population of 79. That makes it the 154th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Anji village has 43 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anji has about 837 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 Anji is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anji covers 33.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Anji is Koti, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Anji.

Anji is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anji is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about under 2 km away. Kasauli is about 4.8 km away. Kālka is about 5.9 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 Brahmana (under 2 km), Anji Chamaran (under 2 km) and Anji Chanala (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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