About Sainj Village

Sainj is a mid sized village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 401 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sainj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sainj village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	114.5 hectares
Population	752
Male Population	401
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sainj compares

By the 2011 count Sainj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 114.5 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Sainj

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

Sainj lies about 16 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 Sainj
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	4.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	16 km

Villages closest to Sainj

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.

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Common questions about Sainj

As per the Census of India 2011, Sainj village had a population of 752. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Sainj village has 401 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sainj has about 875 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 Sainj is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sainj covers 114.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Sainj 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 Sainj.

Sainj is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sainj is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 4.6 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.