About Sainj Village

Sainj is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 43 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, 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	Kandaghat
Pincode	173215
Area (hectares)	81.93 hectares
Population	79
Male Population	43
Female Population	36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	837
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sainj compares

By the 2011 count Sainj is the 152nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 81.93 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sainj

Sainj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sainj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 32 km from Solan. 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
Nearest town	Shimla	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	26 km
District headquarters	Solan	32 km

Villages closest to Sainj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 79. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Sainj village has 43 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sainj has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sainj is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sainj covers 81.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Sainj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sainj.

Sainj is about 32 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 Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 12 km away. Kandaghat is about 26 km away. Solan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.