Village · Kasauli, Solan
# Sanawar

Sanawar is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173209. The 2011 Census counted 382 people in 89 households, the 28th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.
- 382 people (2011)
- 89 households
- 91.3% literacy
- 173209 PIN code

## Sanawar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sanawar is 173209. Sanawar falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173209
- Community development block Dharampur
- Census village code 021662

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sanawar from nearby towns?
- Kasauli (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Solan (district HQ) 22 km by road
- Kasauli (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sanawar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sanawar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dharmpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Solan
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Garkhal
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sanawar known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and tomato. About 11% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sanawar

Of every 100 households in Sanawar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Sanawar · ■ Kasauli rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 96%
- Toilet within the home 90% 77%
- No toilet (open defecation) 10% 22%
- Tap water 93% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 86% 48%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 61% 42%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 28% 42%
- Use banking services 95% 82%
- Television 85% 75%
- Mobile phone 85% 77%
- Computer with internet 2% 3%
- Two-wheeler 21% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 13% 10%
- None of these assets 4% 6%
- Own their home 64% 60%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sanawar?

■ Sanawar · ■ Kasauli rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 91.3% 84.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 826
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 900 907
- Working population 32.2% 47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 86.1% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (11%) · ■ Other work 107 (87%) · ■ Marginal 3 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kasauli
- Khadin 434 people
- Nabon 422 people
- Paratha 414 people
- Thandu 389 people
- Raro Paind 378 people
- Naraini 364 people
- Dewari 361 people
- Dochi 345 people

All 274 villages in Kasauli

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sanawar? 173209
- How far is Sanawar from Solan? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Sanawar? 382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sanawar in? Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sanawar? 91.3% (Census 2011)

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