About Sachen Village

Sachen is a mid sized village in Sainj tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,994, made up of 1,075 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sachen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sachen village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Sainj
Pincode	175039
Area (hectares)	241 hectares
Population	1,994
Male Population	1,075
Female Population	919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sachen compares

By the 2011 count Sachen is the 7th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sachen

Sachen is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sachen as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sachen from other places

Sachen lies about 46 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 68 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 Sachen
Tehsil headquarters	Sainj	18 km
District headquarters	Kullu	46 km
Nearest town	Mandi	49 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	68 km

Villages closest to Sachen

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sachen village had a population of 1,994. That makes it the 7th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Sachen village has 1,075 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sachen has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sachen is 175039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sachen covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sachen falls under Sainj tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sachen is Shimla, about 68 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sachen.

Sachen is about 46 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sachen is in Sainj tehsil of Kullu district. Sainj is about 18 km away. Kullu is about 46 km away. Mandi is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.