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About Sanah Village

Sanah is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 19 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 19
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanah compares

By the 2011 count Sanah is the 151st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Sanah

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

How far is Sanah from other places

Sanah lies about 27 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.3 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 Sanah
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.3 km
Nearest town Shimla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 21 km
District headquarters Solan 27 km

Villages closest to Sanah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanah village had a population of 41. That makes it the 151st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Sanah village has 19 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanah has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Sanah is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanah covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanah falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanah is Jutogh, about 8.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sanah.

Sanah is about 27 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanah is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Krishangarh is about 21 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 Larai Ka Katal (1.8 km), Katal Brahmana (1.8 km) and Tal (1.8 km).

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

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