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About Sanana Village

Sanana is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 252 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 82.01 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 252
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 Sanana compares

By the 2011 count Sanana is the 35th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 82.01 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sanana

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

Sanana lies about 46 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Sanana
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 2.3 km
Nearest town Shimla 31 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 46 km

Villages closest to Sanana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanana village had a population of 512. That makes it the 35th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Sanana village has 252 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanana has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sanana is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanana covers 82.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanana falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanana is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Sanana.

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

Sanana is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 2.3 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Summer Hill is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamel (under 2 km), Kani Mandla (under 2 km) and D P F Bajhu Karsog (2.3 km).

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

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