About Sarora Village

Sarora is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 30 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarora village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	105.47 hectares
Population	54
Male Population	30
Female Population	24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	800
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarora compares

By the 2011 count Sarora is the 347th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 105.47 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sarora

Sarora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sarora from other places

Sarora lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 3.5 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 Sarora
Nearest railway station	Talara	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	6.5 km
Nearest town	Mamun	16 km
District headquarters	Kangra	41 km

Villages closest to Sarora

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

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Common questions about Sarora

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarora village had a population of 54. That makes it the 347th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Sarora village has 30 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarora has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sarora is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarora covers 105.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarora falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarora is Talara, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarora.

Sarora is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarora is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 3.5 km away. Nurpur is about 6.5 km away. Mamun is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.