About Sajar Village

Sajar is a small village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 114 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sajar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sajar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Tikar
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	84 hectares
Population	231
Male Population	114
Female Population	117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sajar compares

By the 2011 count Sajar is the 21st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Sajar

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

Sajar lies about 56 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 Sajar
Tehsil headquarters	Tikar	32 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	48 km
District headquarters	Shimla	56 km

Villages closest to Sajar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sajar village had a population of 231. That makes it the 21st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

Sajar village has 114 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sajar has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Sajar is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sajar covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sajar falls under Tikar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sajar 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 Sajar.

Sajar is about 56 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sajar is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Tikar is about 32 km away. Sundarnagar is about 48 km away. Shimla is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.