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About Sainar Village

Sainar is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 128 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sainar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sainar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 61.8 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 128
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
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 Sainar compares

By the 2011 count Sainar is the 52nd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 61.8 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1140.

Getting to Sainar

Sainar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sainar 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 Sainar from other places

Sainar lies about 31 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 83 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 Sainar
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 4.9 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 31 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 83 km

Villages closest to Sainar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sainar village had a population of 262. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Sainar village has 128 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sainar has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Sainar is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sainar covers 61.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sainar falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sainar is Kathgodam, about 83 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 Sainar.

Sainar is about 31 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sainar is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 4.9 km away. Pithoragarh is about 31 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sildo (under 2 km), Bamret Bhakunda (under 2 km) and Jajoli (2.2 km).

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

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