About Sarana Village

Sarana is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 64 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176319
Area (hectares)	48.54 hectares
Population	134
Male Population	64
Female Population	70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,094
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 Sarana compares

By the 2011 count Sarana is the 155th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 48.54 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Sarana

Sarana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarana 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 Sarana from other places

Sarana lies about 8.7 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 48 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 Sarana
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	8.7 km
District headquarters	Chamba	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	48 km

Villages closest to Sarana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarana village had a population of 134. That makes it the 155th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Sarana village has 64 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarana has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Sarana is 176319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarana covers 48.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarana falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarana is Nurpur Road, about 48 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 Sarana.

Sarana is about 8.7 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarana is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 8.7 km away. Chamba is about 8.7 km away. Nurpur Road is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.