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About Saug Village

Saug is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 141 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saug village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 141
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,142
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saug compares

By the 2011 count Saug is the 43rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Saug

Saug is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saug 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. The nearest villages by name are Sarli, Sarman, Sarog and Saron. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Saug

As per the Census of India 2011, Saug village had a population of 302. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Saug village has 141 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saug has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Saug is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saug covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Saug 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 Saug.

Saug is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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