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About Sariana Village

Sariana is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 85 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,588 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sariana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sariana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176040
Area (hectares) 80.45 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 85
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,588
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sariana compares

By the 2011 count Sariana is the 55th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 80.45 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Sariana

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

Sariana lies about 28 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 Sariana
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 31 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 40 km

Villages closest to Sariana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sariana village had a population of 220. That makes it the 55th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Sariana village has 85 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sariana has about 1588 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Sariana is 176040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sariana covers 80.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sariana falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sariana is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 Sariana.

Sariana is about 28 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sariana is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Hamirpur is about 28 km away. Dhatwal is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janen (1.8 km), Patta Brahmana (5.2 km) and Patta Nathu (5.2 km).

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

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