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About Sarela Village

Sarela is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 80 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarela village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 54.56 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 80
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarela compares

By the 2011 count Sarela is the 115th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 54.56 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1006.

Getting to Sarela

Sarela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarela 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarela from other places

Sarela 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 Sarela
Nearest railway station Talara 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 15 km
Nearest town Mamun 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 42 km

Villages closest to Sarela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarela village had a population of 156. That makes it the 115th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Sarela village has 80 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarela 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 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sarela is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarela covers 54.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarela falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarela is Talara, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarela.

Sarela 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.

Sarela is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 7.4 km away. Fatehpur is about 15 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 Charuri (2.8 km), Hauri (2.8 km) and Manwala (2.9 km).

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

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