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About Sarail Village

Sarail is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 39 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarail village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 39
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarail compares

By the 2011 count Sarail is the 273rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 989.

Getting to Sarail

Sarail is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarail as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sarail from other places

Sarail lies about 66 km from Mandi. 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 Sarail
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 66 km

Villages closest to Sarail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarail village had a population of 74. That makes it the 273rd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Sarail village has 39 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarail has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sarail is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarail covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarail falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sarail notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sarail is about 66 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarail is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Shimla is about 11 km away. Karsog is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhagoh (4.7 km), Kuftu (4.9 km) and D P F Nihari Nal (6.2 km).

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

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