About Saichu Village

Saichu is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 149 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saichu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saichu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Pangi
Pincode	176323
Area (hectares)	357 hectares
Population	294
Male Population	149
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saichu compares

By the 2011 count Saichu is the 29th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Saichu

Saichu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saichu as Available within village. 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 Saichu from other places

Saichu 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 Saichu
Tehsil headquarters	Pangi	25 km
District headquarters	Chamba	25 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	62 km

Villages closest to Saichu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saichu village had a population of 294. That makes it the 29th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Saichu village has 149 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saichu has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Saichu is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saichu covers 357 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.

Saichu falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saichu 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saichu.

Saichu 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.

Saichu is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Pangi 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.