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About Sanoh Village

Sanoh is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 169 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 74.88 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 169
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanoh compares

By the 2011 count Sanoh is the 167th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 74.88 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sanoh

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

Sanoh lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 11 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 Sanoh
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 11 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Sanoh

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 Sanoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanoh village had a population of 322. That makes it the 167th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Sanoh village has 169 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanoh has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Sanoh covers 74.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sanoh is Nurpur Road, about 11 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 Sanoh.

Sanoh 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.

Sanoh is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 7.1 km away. Nurpur Road is about 11 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanohu (under 2 km), Mamun Gurchhal (under 2 km) and Moh (under 2 km).

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

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