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About Sanora Village

Sanora is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 144 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanora village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 144
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanora compares

By the 2011 count Sanora is the 73rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sanora

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

Sanora lies about 28 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Sanora
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 21 km
Nearest town Solan 24 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 28 km

Villages closest to Sanora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanora village had a population of 296. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Sanora village has 144 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanora has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Sanora is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanora covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanora falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanora is Salogra, about 21 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 Sanora.

Sanora is about 28 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanora is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 11 km away. Salogra is about 21 km away. Solan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashmali Salogni (under 2 km), Dhamla (under 2 km) and Chandol (1.7 km).

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

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