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About Saniyon Village

Saniyon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 182 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,236 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saniyon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saniyon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246164
Area (hectares) 44.02 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 182
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,236
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saniyon compares

By the 2011 count Saniyon is the 44th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 44.02 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Saniyon

Saniyon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saniyon as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Saniyon from other places

Saniyon lies about 40 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 51 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 Saniyon
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 15 km
District headquarters Garhwal 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 51 km

Villages closest to Saniyon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saniyon village had a population of 407. That makes it the 44th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Saniyon village has 182 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saniyon has about 1236 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Saniyon is 246164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saniyon covers 44.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saniyon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Saniyon is Kotdwara, about 51 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saniyon.

Saniyon is about 40 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saniyon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 15 km away. Garhwal is about 40 km away. Kotdwara is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ithur (under 2 km), Athul Talla (1.8 km) and Badgaon Talla (1.8 km).

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

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