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About Seri Village

Seri is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 18 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 174017
Area (hectares) 153.18 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 18
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Seri compares

By the 2011 count Seri is the 209th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 153.18 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Seri

Seri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Seri 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 Seri from other places

Seri lies about 16 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 10 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 Seri
Nearest town Ratanpur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Ghutku 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanduta 16 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 16 km

Villages closest to Seri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Seri village had a population of 33. That makes it the 209th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Seri village has 18 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seri has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Seri is 174017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seri covers 153.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Seri falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Seri is Ghutku, about 10 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 Seri.

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

Seri is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 7.3 km away. Ghutku is about 10 km away. Jhanduta 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 Jangal Khairiyan Bharari (under 2 km), Khairiyan Bharari (under 2 km) and Gah (9.7 km).

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

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