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About Sanana Village

Sanana is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 46 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 46
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanana compares

By the 2011 count Sanana is the 138th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sanana

Sanana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sanana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanana from other places

Sanana lies about 16 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 14 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 Sanana
Nearest railway station Salogra 14 km
District headquarters Solan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 30 km

Villages closest to Sanana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasauli 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 Sanana

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanana village had a population of 93. That makes it the 138th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Sanana village has 46 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanana has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sanana is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanana covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanana falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanana is Salogra, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sanana.

Sanana is about 16 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanana is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 14 km away. Solan is about 16 km away. Kasauli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oji Uparli (under 2 km), Dangayar (2.4 km) and Dungi Ser (4.8 km).

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

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