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About Sau Village

Sau is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 186 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sau village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 186
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Sau compares

By the 2011 count Sau is the 98th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Sau

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

Sau lies about 34 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 Sau
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 34 km
District headquarters Chamba 34 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 65 km

Villages closest to Sau

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 Sau

As per the Census of India 2011, Sau village had a population of 362. That makes it the 98th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Sau village has 186 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sau has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Sau is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sau covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sau is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 Sau.

Sau is about 34 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sau is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 34 km away. Chamba is about 34 km away. Nurpur Road is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R F Sau (under 2 km), Sanwal (under 2 km) and Ail (2.3 km).

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

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