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About Sarialkar Village

Sarialkar is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 180 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarialkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarialkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 22.42 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 180
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarialkar compares

By the 2011 count Sarialkar is the 67th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 22.42 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Sarialkar

Sarialkar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarialkar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarialkar from other places

Sarialkar lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, 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 Sarialkar
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 5.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km

Villages closest to Sarialkar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Sarialkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarialkar village had a population of 384. That makes it the 67th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Sarialkar village has 180 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarialkar has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Sarialkar is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarialkar covers 22.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarialkar falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarialkar is Chamunda Marg, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarialkar.

Sarialkar is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarialkar is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 3.2 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 5.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tambar (under 2 km), Khatrehr (under 2 km) and Jugleta (under 2 km).

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

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