About Sarothha Village

Sarothha is a mid sized village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 375 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarothha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarothha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Brahmaur
Pincode	176324
Area (hectares)	803 hectares
Population	705
Male Population	375
Female Population	330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarothha compares

By the 2011 count Sarothha is the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 803 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 959.

Getting to Sarothha

Sarothha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarothha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sarothha from other places

Sarothha lies about 30 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Sarothha
Tehsil headquarters	Brahmaur	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km
District headquarters	Chamba	30 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	38 km

Villages closest to Sarothha

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

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Common questions about Sarothha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarothha village had a population of 705. That makes it the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Sarothha village has 375 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarothha has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sarothha is 176324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarothha covers 803 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarothha falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarothha is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Sarothha.

Sarothha is about 30 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarothha is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Chamba is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.