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About Saniyal Village

Saniyal is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 364 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saniyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saniyal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 364
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saniyal compares

By the 2011 count Saniyal is the 63rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Saniyal

Saniyal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saniyal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saniyal from other places

Saniyal lies about 26 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 10 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 Saniyal
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 14 km
Nearest town Sāmba 23 km
District headquarters Kathua 26 km

Villages closest to Saniyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saniyal village had a population of 686. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Saniyal village has 364 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saniyal has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Saniyal is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saniyal covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saniyal falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Saniyal is Chak Dayala, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Saniyal is about 26 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saniyal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 10 km away. Hiranagar is about 14 km away. Sāmba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dinga Amb (under 2 km), Muthi Hardo Dunga (1.7 km) and Katli (2.6 km).

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

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