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About Sanaura Village

Sanaura is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 577 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanaura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 180.4 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 577
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sanaura compares

By the 2011 count Sanaura is the 74th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 180.4 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sanaura

Sanaura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sanaura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanaura from other places

Sanaura lies about 30 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sanaura, about under 2 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 Sanaura
Nearest railway station Sanaura under 2 km
Nearest town Urmar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 30 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 30 km

Villages closest to Sanaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Sanaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanaura village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 74th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Sanaura village has 577 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanaura has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sanaura is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanaura covers 180.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanaura falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sanaura is Sanaura, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sanaura.

Sanaura is about 30 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanaura is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sanaura is about under 2 km away. Urmar is about 11 km away. Jalandhar II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhadda (under 2 km), Kureshian (under 2 km) and Chamiari (under 2 km).

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

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