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About Sanor Village

Sanor is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 185 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175025
Area (hectares) 93.23 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 185
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
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 Sanor compares

By the 2011 count Sanor is the 31st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 93.23 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Sanor

Sanor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sanor 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 Sanor from other places

Sanor lies about 84 km from Mandi. 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 Sanor
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 15 km
Nearest town Shimla 21 km
District headquarters Mandi 84 km

Villages closest to Sanor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanor village had a population of 397. That makes it the 31st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Sanor village has 185 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanor has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Sanor is 175025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanor covers 93.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanor falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sanor 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 Sanor.

Sanor is about 84 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanor is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Mandi is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiyun (2.3 km), Garli (3.4 km) and Khanaur (4.5 km).

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

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