About Sarsawa Village

Sarsawa is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 402 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarsawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsawa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176061
Area (hectares)	63.21 hectares
Population	819
Male Population	402
Female Population	417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarsawa compares

By the 2011 count Sarsawa is the 52nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 63.21 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Sarsawa

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

How far is Sarsawa from other places

Sarsawa lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 5.2 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 Sarsawa
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	5.2 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	29 km
District headquarters	Kangra	31 km

Villages closest to Sarsawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsawa village had a population of 819. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Sarsawa village has 402 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsawa has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Sarsawa is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarsawa covers 63.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarsawa falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarsawa is Panchrukhi, about 5.2 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 village for Sarsawa.

Sarsawa is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarsawa is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 3.7 km away. Panchrukhi is about 5.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.