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About Seri Village

Seri is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 201 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176317
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 201
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Seri compares

By the 2011 count Seri is the 23rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Seri

Seri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Seri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 14 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 54 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
District headquarters Chamba 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 24 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 54 km

Villages closest to Seri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhalai 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 415. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Seri village has 201 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seri has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Seri is 176317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seri covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Seri falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Seri is Nurpur Road, about 54 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Seri.

Seri is about 14 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seri is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 14 km away. Bhalai is about 24 km away. Nurpur Road is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamandi (4.1 km), Mandoh (4.1 km) and Kunda (4.9 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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