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About Sanehal Village

Sanehal is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,334, made up of 682 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanehal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanehal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 304.3 hectares
Population 1,334
Male Population 682
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanehal compares

By the 2011 count Sanehal is the 52nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 304.3 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sanehal

Sanehal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanehal as Available within 10+ 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 Sanehal from other places

Sanehal lies about 24 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 18 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 Sanehal
Nearest town Akhnūr 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 24 km
District headquarters Jammu 24 km

Villages closest to Sanehal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanehal village had a population of 1,334. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Sanehal village has 682 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanehal has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sanehal is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanehal covers 304.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanehal falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sanehal is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sanehal.

Sanehal is about 24 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanehal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 4.0 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 18 km away. Akhnoor is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandel (under 2 km), Targwal (1.8 km) and Anmbaran (2.6 km).

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

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