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About Seri Kao Village

Seri Kao is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 213 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seri Kao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seri Kao village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 297.32 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 213
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 784
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Seri Kao compares

By the 2011 count Seri Kao is the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 297.32 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Seri Kao

Seri Kao is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Seri Kao as Available within village. 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 Kao from other places

Seri Kao lies about 33 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 41 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 Kao
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 7.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km
District headquarters Chamba 33 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 41 km

Villages closest to Seri Kao

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.

Common questions about Seri Kao

As per the Census of India 2011, Seri Kao village had a population of 380. That makes it the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Seri Kao village has 213 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seri Kao has about 784 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 Seri Kao is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seri Kao covers 297.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Seri Kao falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Seri Kao is Chamunda Marg, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Seri Kao.

Seri Kao is about 33 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seri Kao is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 7.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 32 km away. Chamba is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Reserve Thanala (under 2 km), Lahal (under 2 km) and R F Lahal (under 2 km).

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

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