About Sainj Village

Sainj is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 128 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, 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	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	48 hectares
Population	250
Male Population	128
Female Population	122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
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 the 56th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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 47 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 28 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 Sainj
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	18 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	25 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	28 km
District headquarters	Solan	47 km

Villages closest to Sainj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 250. That makes it the 56th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Sainj village has 128 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sainj has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sainj is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sainj covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sainj falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sainj is Jutogh, about 28 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 Sainj.

Sainj is about 47 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sainj is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 18 km away. Sundarnagar is about 25 km away. Jutogh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.