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About San Village

San is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 208 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

San Overview

Census 2011 figures for San village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246141
Area (hectares) 90.74 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 208
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How San compares

By the 2011 count San is the 54th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 90.74 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1247.

Getting to San

San is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for San as Available within village. 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 San from other places

San lies about 82 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 20 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 San
Nearest town Rāmnagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 24 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 82 km

Villages closest to San

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

As per the Census of India 2011, San village had a population of 445. That makes it the 54th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

San village has 208 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, San has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for San is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

San covers 90.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

San falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to San is Ramnagar, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for San.

San is about 82 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

San is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Rāmnagar is about 20 km away. Ramnagar is about 20 km away. Jakholi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumari (3.1 km), Barsari (3.9 km) and Barshot (3.9 km).

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

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