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About Serkalan Village

Serkalan is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 69 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Serkalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serkalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 45.98 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 69
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
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 Serkalan compares

By the 2011 count Serkalan is the 93rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 45.98 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Serkalan

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

Serkalan lies about 38 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Serkalan
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 21 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 35 km
District headquarters Mandi 38 km

Villages closest to Serkalan

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 Serkalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Serkalan village had a population of 142. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Serkalan village has 69 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serkalan has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Serkalan is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Serkalan covers 45.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Serkalan is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Serkalan.

Serkalan is about 38 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Serkalan is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 21 km away. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Summer Hill is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katahchi (under 2 km), Bhundal (1.9 km) and Bithri (2.2 km).

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

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