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About Sanjor Village

Sanjor is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 151 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanjor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanjor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 79.31 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 151
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanjor compares

By the 2011 count Sanjor is the 183rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 79.31 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sanjor

Sanjor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanjor as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sanjor from other places

Sanjor lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 5.0 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 Sanjor
Nearest railway station Talara 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 5.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Sanjor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanjor village had a population of 292. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Sanjor village has 151 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanjor has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sanjor is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanjor covers 79.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanjor falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanjor is Talara, about 5.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sanjor.

Sanjor is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanjor is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 5.0 km away. Nurpur is about 5.6 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahni (under 2 km), Batnial (under 2 km) and Gurial (under 2 km).

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

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