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About Saran Village

Saran is a mid sized village in Vagra tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,346, made up of 686 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 993.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 392140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saran village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Vagra
Pincode 392140
Area (hectares) 993.31 hectares
Population 1,346
Male Population 686
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saran compares

By the 2011 count Saran is the 26th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents. Its 993.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Saran

Saran 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 Saran as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Saran from other places

Saran lies about 9.5 km from Bharuch, and the nearest railway station is Ankleshwar Udyog Nagar, about 1.5 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 Saran
Nearest railway station Ankleshwar Udyog Nagar 1.5 km
Nearest town Anklesvar INA 3.0 km
District headquarters Bharuch 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Vagra 31 km

Villages closest to Saran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saran village had a population of 1,346. That makes it the 26th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents.

Saran village has 686 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saran has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Saran is 392140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saran covers 993.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saran falls under Vagra tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Saran is Ankleshwar Udyog Nagar, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saran.

Saran is about 9.5 km from Bharuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saran is in Vagra tehsil of Bharuch district. Ankleshwar Udyog Nagar is about 1.5 km away. Anklesvar INA is about 3.0 km away. Bharuch is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jageshwar (8.8 km), Kalam (21 km) and Ora (24 km).

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

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