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About Saras Village

Saras is a large village in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,292, made up of 1,180 males and 1,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1311.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saras village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Olpad
Pincode 394540
Area (hectares) 1311.48 hectares
Population 2,292
Male Population 1,180
Female Population 1,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saras compares

By the 2011 count Saras is the 16th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 1311.48 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Saras

Saras is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saras as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pardi Koba, Pardi Zankhri, Paria and Pinjrat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Saras

As per the Census of India 2011, Saras village had a population of 2,292. That makes it the 16th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Saras village has 1,180 males and 1,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saras has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Saras is 394540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saras covers 1311.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saras falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The census record for Saras notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saras.

Saras is in Olpad tehsil of Surat district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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