About Sihal Village

Sihal is a mid sized village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,620, made up of 878 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sihal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Sunam
Pincode	148035
Area (hectares)	610 hectares
Population	1,620
Male Population	878
Female Population	742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	845
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sihal compares

By the 2011 count Sihal is the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 610 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Sihal

Sihal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sihal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sihal from other places

Sihal lies about 29 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Chajli, about 25 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 Sihal
Nearest town	Patran	13 km
Nearest railway station	Chajli	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sunam	27 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	29 km

Villages closest to Sihal

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

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Common questions about Sihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sihal village had a population of 1,620. That makes it the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Sihal village has 878 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sihal has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Sihal is 148035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sihal covers 610 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sihal falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sihal is Chajli, about 25 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 - 10 km distance for Sihal.

Sihal is about 29 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sihal is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Patran is about 13 km away. Chajli is about 25 km away. Sunam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.