About Sainj Village

Sainj is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 179 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sainj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sainj village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Bhatwari
Pincode	249135
Area (hectares)	151.45 hectares
Population	352
Male Population	179
Female Population	173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sainj compares

By the 2011 count Sainj is the 62nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 151.45 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sainj

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

Sainj lies about 16 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 74 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 Sainj
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatwari	4.5 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	16 km
Nearest town	Tehri	44 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	74 km

Villages closest to Sainj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sainj village had a population of 352. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Sainj village has 179 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sainj has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Sainj is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sainj covers 151.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sainj falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sainj is Dehradun, about 74 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 Sainj.

Sainj is about 16 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sainj is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 4.5 km away. Uttarkashi is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.