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About Saknoli Village

Saknoli is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 105 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,733 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saknoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saknoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 165.65 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 105
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,733
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saknoli compares

By the 2011 count Saknoli is the 34th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 165.65 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Saknoli

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

Saknoli lies about 32 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 42 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 Saknoli
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 8.1 km
District headquarters Garhwal 32 km
Nearest town Pauri 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 42 km

Villages closest to Saknoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saknoli village had a population of 287. That makes it the 34th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Saknoli village has 105 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saknoli has about 1733 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Saknoli is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saknoli covers 165.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saknoli falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saknoli is Kotdwara, about 42 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 <5 km distance for Saknoli.

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

Saknoli is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 8.1 km away. Garhwal is about 32 km away. Pauri 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 Naukholi (under 2 km), Pand (under 2 km) and Kasyani (under 2 km).

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

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