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About Sain Village

Sain is a mid sized village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 327 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 693700, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 693700
Area (hectares) 255.84 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 327
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sain compares

By the 2011 count Sain is the 7th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 255.84 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Sain

Sain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sain 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 Sain from other places

Sain lies about 90 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 Sain
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 29 km
Nearest town Shimla 39 km
District headquarters Mandi 90 km

Villages closest to Sain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sain village had a population of 676. That makes it the 7th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Sain village has 327 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sain has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Sain is 693700. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sain covers 255.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sain falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sain notes the nearest railway station 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 Sain.

Sain is about 90 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sain is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kotli is about 29 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Mandi is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samrahan (under 2 km), Satahan (under 2 km) and Batahar (2.6 km).

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

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