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About Sarhun Village

Sarhun is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 46 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,261 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarhun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarhun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 40.84 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 46
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,261
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarhun compares

By the 2011 count Sarhun is the 232nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 40.84 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Sarhun

Sarhun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarhun as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sarhun from other places

Sarhun lies about 17 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 30 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 Sarhun
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 5.4 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 30 km
Nearest town Nangal 45 km

Villages closest to Sarhun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarhun village had a population of 104. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Sarhun village has 46 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarhun has about 1261 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Sarhun is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarhun covers 40.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarhun falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarhun is Jawalamukhi Road, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Sarhun.

Sarhun is about 17 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarhun is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 5.4 km away. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jol (under 2 km), Jol Sapar (under 2 km) and Rajol (under 2 km).

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

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