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About Ser Village

Ser is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 229 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ser Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ser village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176217
Area (hectares) 201.9 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 229
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 Ser compares

By the 2011 count Ser is the 68th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 201.9 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Ser

Ser is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ser 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 Ser from other places

Ser lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 18 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 Ser
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 6.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km

Villages closest to Ser

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ser village had a population of 472. That makes it the 68th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Ser village has 229 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ser has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Ser is 176217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ser covers 201.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ser falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ser is Kangra Mandir, about 18 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 Ser.

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

Ser is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 6.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 6.4 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Reserve Banoi (under 2 km), Jamli (under 2 km) and Chamiara (under 2 km).

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

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