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About Saralu Village

Saralu is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 317 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saralu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saralu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 26.69 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 317
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saralu compares

By the 2011 count Saralu is the 87th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 26.69 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Saralu

Saralu 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 Saralu 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 Saralu from other places

Saralu lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 1.9 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 Saralu
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 3.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Saralu

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.

Common questions about Saralu

As per the Census of India 2011, Saralu village had a population of 603. That makes it the 87th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Saralu village has 317 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saralu has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

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

Saralu covers 26.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Saralu is Patti Rajpura, about 1.9 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 Saralu.

Saralu is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saralu is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about 1.9 km away. Palampur is about 3.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanda (under 2 km), Tanda Holta (under 2 km) and Tanda Parla (under 2 km).

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

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