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About Sanau Village

Sanau is a large village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,218, made up of 1,178 males and 1,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2524 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanau village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344012
Area (hectares) 2524 hectares
Population 2,218
Male Population 1,178
Female Population 1,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanau compares

By the 2011 count Sanau is the 47th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 2524 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Sanau

Sanau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sanau 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanau from other places

Sanau lies about 35 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Khadeen, about 23 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 Sanau
Tehsil headquarters Chohtan 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Khadeen 23 km
District headquarters Barmer 35 km
Nearest town Bārmer 35 km

Villages closest to Sanau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanau village had a population of 2,218. That makes it the 47th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Sanau village has 1,178 males and 1,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanau has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Sanau is 344012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanau covers 2524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanau falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sanau is Khadeen, about 23 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sanau.

Sanau is about 35 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanau is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Chohtan is about 8.8 km away. Khadeen is about 23 km away. Barmer is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uparla (4.8 km), Dudhwa Khurd (6.3 km) and Goliyar (7.4 km).

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

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