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About Sarothi Village

Sarothi is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 17 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarothi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Galore
Pincode 177026
Area (hectares) 5 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 17
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarothi compares

By the 2011 count Sarothi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 5 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Sarothi

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

Sarothi lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 28 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 Sarothi
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Galore 22 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 45 km

Villages closest to Sarothi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarothi village had a population of 35. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Sarothi village has 17 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarothi has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Sarothi is 177026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarothi covers 5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarothi falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarothi is Jawalamukhi Road, about 28 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 Sarothi.

Sarothi is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarothi is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Galore is about 22 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadoh (2.8 km), Kargu Khalsa (3.0 km) and Tihri (3.2 km).

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

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