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About Sain Village

Sain is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 161 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249146, 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 Narendranagar
Pincode 249146
Area (hectares) 121.56 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 161
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
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 66th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 121.56 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1109.

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 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
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 14 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 15 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 16 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 Narendranagar 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 343. That makes it the 66th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Sain village has 161 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sain has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Sain is 249146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sain covers 121.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sain falls under Narendranagar 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Narendranagar is about 14 km away. Rishīkesh is about 15 km away. Rishikesh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamari (1.8 km), Timli (2.6 km) and Manjiyari (2.7 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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