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About Sanihal Village

Sanihal is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 229 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanihal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176401
Area (hectares) 283.82 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 229
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanihal compares

By the 2011 count Sanihal is the 62nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 283.82 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sanihal

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

Sanihal lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 14 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 Sanihal
Tehsil headquarters Indora 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 14 km
Nearest town Mamun 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Sanihal

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.

Common questions about Sanihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanihal village had a population of 419. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Sanihal village has 229 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanihal has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sanihal is 176401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanihal covers 283.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sanihal is Bharmar, about 14 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 Sanihal.

Sanihal is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanihal is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 8.3 km away. Bharmar is about 14 km away. Mamun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanda (under 2 km), Jamgal (2.2 km) and Dini (2.8 km).

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

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