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About Saran Village

Saran is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 46 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 26.4 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 46
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saran compares

By the 2011 count Saran is the 121st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 26.4 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 979.

Getting to Saran

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

Saran lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 38 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 Saran
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 20 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 38 km

Villages closest to Saran

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 Saran

As per the Census of India 2011, Saran village had a population of 89. That makes it the 121st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Saran village has 46 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saran has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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

Saran covers 26.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Saran is Summer Hill, about 38 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 Saran.

Saran is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saran is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Nihri is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarn (under 2 km), Aukal (1.5 km) and Chauki (1.7 km).

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

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