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About Sansal Khas Village

Sansal Khas is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 225 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sansal Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sansal Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 54.31 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 225
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sansal Khas compares

By the 2011 count Sansal Khas is the 76th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 54.31 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Sansal Khas

Sansal Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sansal Khas 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sansal Khas from other places

Sansal Khas lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about 4.9 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 Sansal Khas
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Baijnath Mandir 4.9 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km

Villages closest to Sansal Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 Sansal Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Sansal Khas village had a population of 431. That makes it the 76th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Sansal Khas village has 225 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sansal Khas has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Sansal Khas is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sansal Khas covers 54.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sansal Khas falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sansal Khas is Baijnath Mandir, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sansal Khas.

Sansal Khas is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sansal Khas is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about 4.4 km away. Baijnath Mandir is about 4.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharag (under 2 km), Samiala (under 2 km) and Bhattu Uparla (under 2 km).

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

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