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About Sainj Village

Sainj is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 24 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, 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 Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 24
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sainj compares

By the 2011 count Sainj is the 175th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Sainj

Sainj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sainj as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sainj from other places

Sainj lies about 47 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 28 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 Sainj
Nearest town Sundarnagar 25 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 31 km
District headquarters Solan 47 km

Villages closest to Sainj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sainj village had a population of 52. That makes it the 175th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Sainj village has 24 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sainj has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Sainj is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sainj covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sainj is Jutogh, about 28 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 village for Sainj.

Sainj is about 47 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 Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Sundarnagar is about 25 km away. Jutogh is about 28 km away. Ramshahr is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niyar (3.3 km), Chalyauni (3.8 km) and Tunsu (4.9 km).

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

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