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About Sai Village

Sai is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 58 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177034
Area (hectares) 77.77 hectares
Population 109
Male Population 58
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Sai compares

By the 2011 count Sai is the 87th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 77.77 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1059.

Getting to Sai

Sai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sai 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sai from other places

Sai lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 15 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 Sai
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Sai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sai village had a population of 109. That makes it the 87th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Sai village has 58 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sai has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Sai is 177034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sai covers 77.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sai falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sai is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Sai.

Sai is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sai is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Rakkar is about 8.8 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baldoh (under 2 km), Chalah (1.5 km) and Baryal Behr (4.9 km).

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

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