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About Sanon Village

Sanon is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 64 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 303 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 64
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanon compares

By the 2011 count Sanon is the 161st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 303 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sanon

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

Sanon lies about 20 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 22 km away. 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 Sanon
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 20 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 20 km
Nearest town Nāhan 20 km
Nearest railway station Barog 22 km

Villages closest to Sanon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanon village had a population of 131. That makes it the 161st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Sanon village has 64 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanon has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sanon is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanon covers 303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanon falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanon is Barog, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Sanon.

Sanon is about 20 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanon is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 20 km away. Sirmaur is about 20 km away. Nāhan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabara Baranji (under 2 km), Patanji Mashobra (under 2 km) and Leatar Chhawli (under 2 km).

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

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