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About Sarla Village

Sarla is a small village in Multhan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 72 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Multhan
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 79.81 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 72
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarla compares

By the 2011 count Sarla is the 21st largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 224 residents. Its 79.81 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Sarla

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

Sarla lies about 52 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 3.2 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 Sarla
Nearest railway station Zero Point 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Multhan 4.4 km
Nearest town Mandi 41 km
District headquarters Kangra 52 km

Villages closest to Sarla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarla village had a population of 145. That makes it the 21st largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 224 residents.

Sarla village has 72 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarla has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Sarla is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarla covers 79.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarla falls under Multhan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarla is Zero Point, about 3.2 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 Sarla.

Sarla is about 52 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarla is in Multhan tehsil of Kangra district. Zero Point is about 3.2 km away. Multhan is about 4.4 km away. Mandi is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharman (under 2 km), Chelra Di Malahn (under 2 km) and Gaglun Di Malahn (under 2 km).

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

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