About Sainj Village

Sainj is a small village in Tyuni tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 160 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1291.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248199, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sainj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sainj village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Tyuni
Pincode	248199
Area (hectares)	1291.46 hectares
Population	311
Male Population	160
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sainj compares

By the 2011 count Sainj is the 47th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 414 residents. Its 1291.46 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sainj

Sainj is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sainj as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sainj from other places

Sainj lies about 20 km from Dehradun. 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 Sainj
Nearest town	Mussoorie	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tyuni	20 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	20 km

Villages closest to Sainj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sainj village had a population of 311. That makes it the 47th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 414 residents.

Sainj village has 160 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sainj has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sainj is 248199. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sainj covers 1291.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sainj falls under Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sainj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sainj.

Sainj is about 20 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sainj is in Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 7.5 km away. Tyuni is about 20 km away. Dehradun is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.