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About Sain Village

Sain is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 17 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sain village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 32.26 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 17
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Sain compares

By the 2011 count Sain is the 313th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 32.26 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Sain

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

Sain lies about 62 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 118 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 Sain
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 62 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 62 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 118 km

Villages closest to Sain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sain village had a population of 34. That makes it the 313th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Sain village has 17 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sain has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

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

Sain covers 32.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sain falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sain is Kathgodam, about 118 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 Sain.

Sain is about 62 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sain is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 62 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugrauli (4.7 km), Barna Gaon (7.6 km) and Pattharkot Malla (11 km).

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

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