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About Sai Village

Sai is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 82 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 82
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
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 Sai compares

By the 2011 count Sai is the 202nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Sai

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

Sai lies about 29 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 Sai
Tehsil headquarters Theog 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Sai

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 Sai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sai village had a population of 153. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Sai village has 82 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sai has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Sai is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sai covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Sai 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 Sai.

Sai is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sai is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bel (under 2 km), Machheora (under 2 km) and Kunjla (1.6 km).

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

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