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About Sarsai Village

Sarsai is a large village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,426, made up of 1,310 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1016.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarsai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Pincode 210431
Area (hectares) 1016.69 hectares
Population 2,426
Male Population 1,310
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarsai compares

By the 2011 count Sarsai is the 22nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 1016.69 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Sarsai

Sarsai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarsai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sarsai from other places

Sarsai lies about 21 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, 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 Sarsai
Tehsil headquarters Rath 21 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 21 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 25 km
Nearest town Nangal 45 km

Villages closest to Sarsai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsai village had a population of 2,426. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Sarsai village has 1,310 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsai has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Sarsai is 210431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarsai covers 1016.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarsai falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarsai is Amb Andaura, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sarsai.

Sarsai is about 21 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarsai is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Rath is about 21 km away. Hamirpur is about 21 km away. Amb Andaura 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 Kotha (under 2 km), Kaintha (4.0 km) and Dhanouri (4.6 km).

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

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