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About Ser Village

Ser is a mid sized village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 520 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ser Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ser village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176306
Area (hectares) 129.35 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 520
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ser compares

By the 2011 count Ser is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 129.35 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Ser

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

Ser lies about 15 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 25 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 Ser
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 13 km
District headquarters Chamba 15 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 25 km

Villages closest to Ser

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ser village had a population of 1,012. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Ser village has 520 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ser has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Ser is 176306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ser covers 129.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ser falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ser is Nurpur Road, about 25 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 Ser.

Ser is about 15 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ser is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 13 km away. Chamba is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balera (under 2 km), Banni (2.2 km) and Banu (2.5 km).

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

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