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About Sihan Village

Sihan is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 262 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 262
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sihan compares

By the 2011 count Sihan is the 205th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 995.

Getting to Sihan

Sihan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sihan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sihan from other places

Sihan lies about 66 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Sohal, about 7.0 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 Sihan
Nearest railway station Sohal 7.0 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 66 km

Villages closest to Sihan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihan village had a population of 497. That makes it the 205th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Sihan village has 262 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihan has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sihan is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihan covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihan falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sihan is Sohal, about 7.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sihan.

Sihan is about 66 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihan is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Sohal is about 7.0 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 8.7 km away. Mukerian is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badhan (3.2 km), Gahlarian (6.6 km) and Sohali (7.1 km).

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

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