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About Sanhoon Village

Sanhoon is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 184 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanhoon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanhoon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176093
Area (hectares) 140.73 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 184
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,255
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanhoon compares

By the 2011 count Sanhoon is the 11th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 140.73 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Sanhoon

Sanhoon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanhoon as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Saidoon, Salan, Salehar and Salghuni. 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 Sanhoon

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanhoon village had a population of 415. That makes it the 11th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Sanhoon village has 184 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanhoon has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Sanhoon is 176093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanhoon covers 140.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanhoon falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sanhoon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sanhoon.

Sanhoon is in Thural 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 Sanhoon today is likely to be higher.

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