About Sajwar Village

Sajwar is a mid sized village in Banjar tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,079, made up of 556 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sajwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sajwar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Banjar
Pincode	175123
Area (hectares)	155 hectares
Population	1,079
Male Population	556
Female Population	523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sajwar compares

By the 2011 count Sajwar is the 18th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Sajwar

Sajwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sajwar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sajwar from other places

Sajwar lies about 52 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 56 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 Sajwar
Tehsil headquarters	Banjar	10 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	48 km
District headquarters	Kullu	52 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	56 km

Villages closest to Sajwar

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

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Common questions about Sajwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sajwar village had a population of 1,079. That makes it the 18th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Sajwar village has 556 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sajwar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Sajwar is 175123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sajwar covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sajwar falls under Banjar tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sajwar is Shimla, about 56 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 10+ km distance for Sajwar.

Sajwar is about 52 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sajwar is in Banjar tehsil of Kullu district. Banjar is about 10 km away. Sundarnagar is about 48 km away. Kullu is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.