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About Sai Village

Sai is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 135 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 135
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sai compares

By the 2011 count Sai is the 124th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 968.

Getting to Sai

Sai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sai as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sai from other places

Sai lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 62 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 Sai
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 25 km
District headquarters Chamba 25 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 62 km

Villages closest to Sai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sai village had a population of 251. That makes it the 124th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Sai village has 135 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sai has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Sai is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sai covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sai falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sai is Nurpur Road, about 62 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 km distance for Sai.

Sai is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sai is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 25 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Nurpur Road is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiunwai (under 2 km), Chihi (under 2 km) and R F Kansar Ghudei (1.8 km).

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

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