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About Saral Village

Saral is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 8 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saral village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 3.8 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 8
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saral compares

By the 2011 count Saral is the 171st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 3.8 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Saral

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

Saral lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 44 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 Saral
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 21 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 44 km

Villages closest to Saral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saral village had a population of 14. That makes it the 171st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Saral village has 8 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saral has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Saral is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saral covers 3.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saral falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saral is Buffer Stop, about 44 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 village for Saral.

Saral is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saral is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Buffer Stop is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salosh (under 2 km), Bhali Batari (under 2 km) and Brata (under 2 km).

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

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