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About Sanhech Village

Sanhech is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 61 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanhech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanhech village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 53.27 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 61
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sanhech compares

By the 2011 count Sanhech is the 100th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 53.27 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sanhech

Sanhech is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sanhech as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanhech from other places

Sanhech lies about 6.1 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kumarhatti, about 2.7 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 Sanhech
Nearest railway station Kumarhatti 2.7 km
District headquarters Solan 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 12 km

Villages closest to Sanhech

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 Sanhech

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanhech village had a population of 126. That makes it the 100th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Sanhech village has 61 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanhech has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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

Sanhech covers 53.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sanhech is Kumarhatti, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sanhech.

Sanhech is about 6.1 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanhech is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kumarhatti is about 2.7 km away. Solan is about 6.1 km away. Kandaghat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kothi (1.6 km), Kot (1.6 km) and Reh Katal (3.1 km).

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

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