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About Saniya Gad Village

Saniya Gad is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 112 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saniya Gad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saniya Gad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246169
Area (hectares) 59.04 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 112
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saniya Gad compares

By the 2011 count Saniya Gad is the 44th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 59.04 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Saniya Gad

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

Saniya Gad lies about 36 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 47 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 Saniya Gad
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 12 km
Nearest town Pauri 13 km
District headquarters Garhwal 36 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 47 km

Villages closest to Saniya Gad

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 Saniya Gad

As per the Census of India 2011, Saniya Gad village had a population of 237. That makes it the 44th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Saniya Gad village has 112 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saniya Gad has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Saniya Gad is 246169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saniya Gad covers 59.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saniya Gad falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saniya Gad is Kotdwara, about 47 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 Saniya Gad.

Saniya Gad is about 36 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saniya Gad is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 12 km away. Pauri is about 13 km away. Garhwal is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beena Gad (under 2 km), Chekana Gadh (under 2 km) and Gaddari (under 2 km).

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

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