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About Sanahu Village

Sanahu is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 102 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanahu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 102
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
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 Sanahu compares

By the 2011 count Sanahu is the 55th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Sanahu

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

Sanahu lies about 11 km from Shimla. 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 Sanahu
District headquarters Shimla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 16 km

Villages closest to Sanahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanahu village had a population of 217. That makes it the 55th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Sanahu village has 102 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanahu has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sanahu is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanahu covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanahu falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sanahu 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 Sanahu.

Sanahu is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanahu is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 11 km away. Seoni is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galthani (under 2 km), Khawal (under 2 km) and Jalag (1.6 km).

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

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