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About Sarohi Village

Sarohi is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 143 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarohi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarohi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 109.16 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 143
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarohi compares

By the 2011 count Sarohi is the 38th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 109.16 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Sarohi

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

Sarohi lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 28 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 Sarohi
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 10 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 45 km

Villages closest to Sarohi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarohi village had a population of 276. That makes it the 38th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Sarohi village has 143 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarohi has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Sarohi is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarohi covers 109.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarohi falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarohi is Jawalamukhi Road, about 28 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 Sarohi.

Sarohi is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarohi is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 10 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 28 km away. Kangra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balhri (under 2 km), Harbah (under 2 km) and Marhana (under 2 km).

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

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