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About Snaka Village

Snaka is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 225 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Snaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Snaka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 108.34 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 225
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Snaka compares

By the 2011 count Snaka is the 118th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 108.34 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Snaka

Snaka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Snaka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Satiara, Sauhara, Selahan and Simbli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Snaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Snaka village had a population of 473. That makes it the 118th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Snaka village has 225 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Snaka has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Snaka is 176051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Snaka covers 108.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Snaka notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Snaka.

Snaka is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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