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About Sarotari Khas Village

Sarotari Khas is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 202 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarotari Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarotari Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 117.3 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 202
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarotari Khas compares

By the 2011 count Sarotari Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 117.3 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Sarotari Khas

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

Sarotari Khas lies about 42 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 7.4 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 Sarotari Khas
Nearest railway station Talara 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 8.5 km
Nearest town Mamun 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 42 km

Villages closest to Sarotari Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baroh 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 Sarotari Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarotari Khas village had a population of 394. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Sarotari Khas village has 202 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarotari Khas has about 950 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 1091.

The pincode recorded for Sarotari Khas is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarotari Khas covers 117.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarotari Khas falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarotari Khas is Talara, about 7.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarotari Khas.

Sarotari Khas is about 42 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarotari Khas is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 7.4 km away. Baroh is about 8.5 km away. Mamun is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Sarotari (under 2 km), Saroht Uparla (under 2 km) and Ropa (under 2 km).

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

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