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About Sanhana Village

Sanhana is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 62 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanhana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 54.97 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 62
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanhana compares

By the 2011 count Sanhana is the 245th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 54.97 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Sanhana

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

Sanhana lies about 21 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 Sanhana
Tehsil headquarters Theog 4.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Sanhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanhana village had a population of 118. That makes it the 245th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Sanhana village has 62 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanhana has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Sanhana is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanhana covers 54.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanhana falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sanhana 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 km distance for Sanhana.

Sanhana is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanhana is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 4.0 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishri (under 2 km), Jangal Sandhu (under 2 km) and Jadeog (under 2 km).

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

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