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About Sana Village

Sana is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 44 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262555
Area (hectares) 16.62 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 44
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sana compares

By the 2011 count Sana is the 137th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 16.62 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Sana

Sana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sana from other places

Sana lies about 29 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 41 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 Sana
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 29 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 29 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 41 km

Villages closest to Sana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sana village had a population of 87. That makes it the 137th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Sana village has 44 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sana has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Sana is 262555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sana covers 16.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sana falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sana is Tanakpur, about 41 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 10+ km distance for Sana.

Sana is about 29 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sana is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 29 km away. Pithoragarh is about 29 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chami Bhainskot (3.4 km), Tanga (4.2 km) and Kholi (4.5 km).

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

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