About Sain Village

Sain is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 236 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sain village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Ghansali
Pincode	249155
Area (hectares)	61.5 hectares
Population	462
Male Population	236
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sain compares

By the 2011 count Sain is the 95th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 61.5 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Sain

Sain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sain as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 25 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 16 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
Nearest town	Rishīkesh	15 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghansali	23 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	25 km

Villages closest to Sain

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

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Common questions about Sain

As per the Census of India 2011, Sain village had a population of 462. That makes it the 95th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Sain village has 236 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sain has about 958 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 1240.

The pincode recorded for Sain is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sain covers 61.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sain falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sain is Rishikesh, about 16 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 village for Sain.

Sain is about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sain is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 15 km away. Rishikesh is about 16 km away. Ghansali is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.