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About Sanu Village

Sanu is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 44 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 66.97 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 44
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanu compares

By the 2011 count Sanu is the 163rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 66.97 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Sanu

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

Sanu lies about 32 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 45 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 Sanu
Nearest town Almora 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Garud 32 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 45 km

Villages closest to Sanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanu village had a population of 85. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Sanu village has 44 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanu has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Sanu is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanu covers 66.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanu falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sanu is Kathgodam, about 45 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 Sanu.

Sanu is about 32 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanu is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Almora is about 20 km away. Garud is about 32 km away. Bageshwar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot Fulwari (6.1 km), Kothon (6.1 km) and Lohakot (6.1 km).

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

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