About Sajwan Village

Sajwan is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 252 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sajwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sajwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Indora
Pincode	176058
Area (hectares)	423 hectares
Population	519
Male Population	252
Female Population	267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sajwan compares

By the 2011 count Sajwan is the 53rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 423 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 962.

Getting to Sajwan

Sajwan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sajwan as Available within 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 Sajwan from other places

Sajwan lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ghiala, 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 Sajwan
Tehsil headquarters	Indora	10 km
Nearest railway station	Ghiala	16 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	44 km

Villages closest to Sajwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sajwan village had a population of 519. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Sajwan village has 252 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sajwan has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sajwan is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sajwan covers 423 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sajwan falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sajwan is Ghiala, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sajwan.

Sajwan is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sajwan is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 10 km away. Ghiala is about 16 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.