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About Saraskan Village

Saraskan is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 209 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraskan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraskan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 209
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraskan compares

By the 2011 count Saraskan is the 25th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Saraskan

Saraskan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saraskan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Saraskan from other places

Saraskan lies about 44 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Saraskan
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 30 km
Nearest town Shimla 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Saraskan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraskan village had a population of 451. That makes it the 25th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Saraskan village has 209 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraskan has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Saraskan is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraskan covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraskan falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saraskan is Summer Hill, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saraskan.

Saraskan is about 44 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraskan is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 26 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabrot (7.2 km), Richhli (7.5 km) and Kharun (8.3 km).

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

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