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About Sanarsa Village

Sanarsa is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 205 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanarsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanarsa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 163.48 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 205
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanarsa compares

By the 2011 count Sanarsa is the 54th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 163.48 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sanarsa

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

Sanarsa lies about 69 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 Sanarsa
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 69 km

Villages closest to Sanarsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanarsa village had a population of 425. That makes it the 54th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Sanarsa village has 205 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanarsa has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sanarsa is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanarsa covers 163.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanarsa falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sanarsa 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 village for Sanarsa.

Sanarsa is about 69 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanarsa is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpur (under 2 km), Basahara (under 2 km) and Gaso (under 2 km).

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

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