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About Sanauli Village

Sanauli is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 366 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanauli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140201
Area (hectares) 370 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 366
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sanauli compares

By the 2011 count Sanauli is the 97th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Sanauli

The census records public bus service for Sanauli 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanauli from other places

Sanauli lies about 13 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 2.5 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 Sanauli
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 2.5 km
Nearest town Zerakpur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 4.9 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 13 km

Villages closest to Sanauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Sanauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanauli village had a population of 699. That makes it the 97th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Sanauli village has 366 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanauli has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Sanauli is 140201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanauli covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanauli falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sanauli is Ghagghar, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sanauli.

Sanauli is about 13 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanauli is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Ghagghar is about 2.5 km away. Zerakpur is about 3.7 km away. Dera Bassi is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla (under 2 km), Mubarakpur (2.1 km) and Kishanpura (2.3 km).

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

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