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About Sargha Village

Sargha is a mid sized village in Nermand tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 787 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sargha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sargha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kullu
Tehsil Nermand
Pincode 172023
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 1,517
Male Population 787
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sargha compares

By the 2011 count Sargha is the 15th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sargha

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

Sargha lies about 72 km from Kullu. 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 Sargha
Tehsil headquarters Nermand 16 km
Nearest town Shimla 68 km
District headquarters Kullu 72 km

Villages closest to Sargha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sargha village had a population of 1,517. That makes it the 15th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents.

Sargha village has 787 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sargha has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sargha is 172023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sargha covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sargha falls under Nermand tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sargha notes the nearest railway station 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 Sargha.

Sargha is about 72 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sargha is in Nermand tehsil of Kullu district. Nermand is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 68 km away. Kullu is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kushwa (1.9 km), Lote (8.0 km) and Tunan (9.4 km).

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

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