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About Sanai Kalan Village

Sanai Kalan is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 98 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanai Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanai Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Galore
Pincode 177040
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 98
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,224
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanai Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sanai Kalan is the 48th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Sanai Kalan

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

Sanai Kalan lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Sanai Kalan
Nearest town Mandi 13 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 26 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Galore 33 km

Villages closest to Sanai Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Galore 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 Sanai Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanai Kalan village had a population of 218. That makes it the 48th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Sanai Kalan village has 98 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanai Kalan has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Sanai Kalan is 177040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanai Kalan covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanai Kalan falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanai Kalan is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 village for Sanai Kalan.

Sanai Kalan is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanai Kalan is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Buffer Stop is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baleta Kalan (under 2 km), Galot Kalan (under 2 km) and Karsai (under 2 km).

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

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