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About Sarajara Village

Sarajara is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 90 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarajara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarajara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 159.61 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 90
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarajara compares

By the 2011 count Sarajara is the 143rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 159.61 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Sarajara

Sarajara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarajara as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sarajara from other places

Sarajara lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chauntra Bahetren, about 2.4 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 Sarajara
Nearest railway station Chauntra Bahetren 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 8.6 km
Nearest town Mandi 38 km
District headquarters Kangra 44 km

Villages closest to Sarajara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarajara village had a population of 176. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Sarajara village has 90 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarajara has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Sarajara is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarajara covers 159.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarajara falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarajara is Chauntra Bahetren, about 2.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarajara.

Sarajara is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarajara is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Chauntra Bahetren is about 2.4 km away. Baijnath is about 8.6 km away. Mandi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajal (under 2 km), Kholi (2.6 km) and Khaila (3.3 km).

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

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