About Saj Village

Saj is a large village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,112, made up of 2,148 males and 1,964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saj village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Thanamandi
Pincode	185212
Area (hectares)	591.2 hectares
Population	4,112
Male Population	2,148
Female Population	1,964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saj compares

By the 2011 count Saj is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 591.2 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Saj

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

Saj lies about 12 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 64 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 Saj
Nearest town	Rajaori	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thanamandi	10 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	12 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	64 km

Villages closest to Saj

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

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Common questions about Saj

As per the Census of India 2011, Saj village had a population of 4,112. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Saj village has 2,148 males and 1,964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saj has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Saj is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saj covers 591.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saj falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Saj is Dugga, about 64 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 Saj.

Saj is about 12 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saj is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajaori is about 9.7 km away. Thanamandi is about 10 km away. Rajouri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.