About Sanh Village

Sanh is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 149 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Holi
Pincode	176309
Area (hectares)	167.81 hectares
Population	318
Male Population	149
Female Population	169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,134
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 Sanh compares

By the 2011 count Sanh is the 16th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 167.81 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 929.

Getting to Sanh

Sanh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sanh 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 Sanh from other places

Sanh lies about 42 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 31 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 Sanh
Tehsil headquarters	Holi	6.7 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	31 km
District headquarters	Chamba	42 km

Villages closest to Sanh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanh village had a population of 318. That makes it the 16th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Sanh village has 149 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanh has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Sanh is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanh covers 167.81 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.

Sanh falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanh is Chamunda Marg, about 31 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 Sanh.

Sanh is about 42 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanh is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 6.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 26 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.