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About Sansou Village

Sansou is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 88 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,455 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sansou Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sansou village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 106.84 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 88
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,455
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sansou compares

By the 2011 count Sansou is the 149th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 106.84 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Sansou

Sansou is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sansou as Available within <5 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 Sansou from other places

Sansou lies about 69 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 74 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 Sansou
Nearest town Srīnagar 25 km
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 33 km
District headquarters Garhwal 69 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 74 km

Villages closest to Sansou

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sansou village had a population of 216. That makes it the 149th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Sansou village has 88 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sansou has about 1455 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Sansou is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sansou covers 106.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sansou falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sansou is Rishikesh, about 74 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sansou.

Sansou is about 69 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sansou is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 25 km away. THALISAIN is about 33 km away. Garhwal is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bartoli (11 km), Dobra (11 km) and Silwani (12 km).

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

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