About Sarahar Village

Sarahar is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 182 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarahar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176320
Area (hectares)	103 hectares
Population	353
Male Population	182
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 Sarahar compares

By the 2011 count Sarahar is the 52nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Sarahar

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

Sarahar lies about 29 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 14 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 Sarahar
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	14 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	29 km
District headquarters	Chamba	29 km

Villages closest to Sarahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarahar village had a population of 353. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Sarahar village has 182 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarahar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Sarahar is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarahar covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarahar falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarahar is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 14 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 Sarahar.

Sarahar is about 29 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarahar is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 14 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Saluni is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.