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About Sanani Village

Sanani is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 79 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 185.62 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 79
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanani compares

By the 2011 count Sanani is the 74th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 185.62 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Sanani

Sanani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sanani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sanani from other places

Sanani lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 16 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 Sanani
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km

Villages closest to Sanani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanani village had a population of 155. That makes it the 74th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Sanani village has 79 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanani has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Sanani is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanani covers 185.62 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.

Sanani falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanani is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Sanani.

Sanani is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanani is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 16 km away. Baroh is about 17 km away. Dharamsala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamlota (2.1 km), Swar (2.3 km) and Chandrot Khas (2.6 km).

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

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