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About Sair Village

Sair is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 109 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 807 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sair village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 51.93 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 109
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 807
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sair compares

By the 2011 count Sair is the 57th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 51.93 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sair

Sair is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sair as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sair from other places

Sair lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.3 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 Sair
Nearest railway station Jutogh 7.3 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 13 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Sair

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.

Common questions about Sair

As per the Census of India 2011, Sair village had a population of 197. That makes it the 57th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Sair village has 109 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sair has about 807 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 Sair is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sair covers 51.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sair is Jutogh, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sair.

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

Sair is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 7.3 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Kandaghat is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shakret (under 2 km), Sunkhi (under 2 km) and Poabo (under 2 km).

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

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