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About Sanaur Village

Sanaur is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 42 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanaur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Ghumarwin
Pincode 174022
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 42
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
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 Sanaur compares

By the 2011 count Sanaur is the 189th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Sanaur

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

Sanaur lies about 21 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 8.6 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 Sanaur
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 8.6 km
Nearest town Akaltara 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghumarwin 21 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 21 km

Villages closest to Sanaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanaur village had a population of 91. That makes it the 189th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Sanaur village has 42 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanaur has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Sanaur is 174022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanaur covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanaur falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sanaur is Kotmi Sonar, about 8.6 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 Sanaur.

Sanaur is about 21 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanaur is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kotmi Sonar is about 8.6 km away. Akaltara is about 11 km away. Ghumarwin is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot Jhiwran (9.7 km), Kothi (9.7 km) and Kotlu Binderyan (9.7 km).

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

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