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About Sangosera Village

Sangosera is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 5 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangosera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangosera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 24.24 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 5
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
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 Sangosera compares

By the 2011 count Sangosera is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 24.24 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Sangosera

Sangosera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sangosera 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 Sangosera from other places

Sangosera lies about 46 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 14 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 Sangosera
Nearest town Mussoorie 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 12 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 14 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 46 km

Villages closest to Sangosera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangosera village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Sangosera village has 5 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangosera has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Sangosera is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangosera covers 24.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sangosera falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sangosera is Dehradun, about 14 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 Sangosera.

Sangosera is about 46 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangosera is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 8.4 km away. Dunda is about 12 km away. Dehradun is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadusera (under 2 km), Manglisera (under 2 km) and Rangarisera (under 2 km).

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

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