About Sainji Village

Sainji is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 178 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246488, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sainji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sainji village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246488
Area (hectares)	62.55 hectares
Population	385
Male Population	178
Female Population	207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,163
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sainji compares

By the 2011 count Sainji is the 53rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 62.55 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Sainji

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

Sainji lies about 51 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 56 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 Sainji
Nearest town	Pauri	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	31 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	51 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	56 km

Villages closest to Sainji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sainji village had a population of 385. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Sainji village has 178 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sainji has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Sainji is 246488. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sainji covers 62.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sainji falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sainji is Kotdwara, about 56 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 Sainji.

Sainji is about 51 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sainji is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Pauri is about 21 km away. Gairsain is about 31 km away. Chamoli is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.