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About Sarn Village

Sarn 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 7.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarn village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 7.45 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 8
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Sarn compares

By the 2011 count Sarn 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 7.45 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 979.

Getting to Sarn

Sarn is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarn 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 Sarn from other places

Sarn 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 Sarn
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 Sarn

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 Sarn

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarn 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.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarn 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 Sarn is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarn covers 7.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarn 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarn.

Sarn 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.

Sarn 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 Saran (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 Sarn today is likely to be higher.

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