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About Saron Village

Saron is a mid sized village in Mahur tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,494, made up of 767 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788830, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saron Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saron village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Mahur
Pincode 788830
Area (hectares) 537 hectares
Population 1,494
Male Population 767
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saron compares

By the 2011 count Saron is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 245 residents. Its 537 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Saron

Saron is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saron 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saron from other places

Saron lies about 13 km from Dima Hasao. 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 Saron
Tehsil headquarters Mahur under 2 km
Nearest town Hāflong 11 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 13 km

Villages closest to Saron

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saron village had a population of 1,494. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 245 residents.

Saron village has 767 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saron has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Saron is 788830. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saron covers 537 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saron falls under Mahur tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The census record for Saron notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saron.

Saron is about 13 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saron is in Mahur tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Mahur is about under 2 km away. Hāflong is about 11 km away. Dima Hasao is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahur Garden (under 2 km), Hange (2.1 km) and Chotorongmailai (2.4 km).

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

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