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About Sarna Village

Sarna is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 122 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 115.02 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 122
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
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 Sarna compares

By the 2011 count Sarna is the 64th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 115.02 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Sarna

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

Sarna lies about 18 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 Sarna
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 18 km
District headquarters Chamba 18 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 22 km

Villages closest to Sarna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarna village had a population of 255. That makes it the 64th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Sarna village has 122 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarna has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sarna is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarna covers 115.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarna falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarna is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 Sarna.

Sarna is about 18 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarna is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 18 km away. Nurpur Road is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Trimath (under 2 km), Chuari Khas (under 2 km) and Mandhrar (2.7 km).

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

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