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About Sagoti Village

Sagoti is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 245 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagoti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176312
Area (hectares) 547 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 245
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sagoti compares

By the 2011 count Sagoti is the 22nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 547 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sagoti

Sagoti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sagoti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sagoti from other places

Sagoti lies about 11 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 Sagoti
District headquarters Chamba 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 14 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 50 km

Villages closest to Sagoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagoti village had a population of 439. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Sagoti village has 245 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagoti has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sagoti is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagoti covers 547 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sagoti falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sagoti is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sagoti.

Sagoti is about 11 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagoti is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 11 km away. Bhalai is about 14 km away. Nurpur Road is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandrera (4.6 km), Kunda (5.5 km) and Kantha (6.0 km).

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

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