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About Saraun Village

Saraun is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 48 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 729 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 48
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 729
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 Saraun compares

By the 2011 count Saraun is the 175th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 993.

Getting to Saraun

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

Saraun lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 34 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 Saraun
District headquarters Mandi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 14 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 34 km

Villages closest to Saraun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraun village had a population of 83. That makes it the 175th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Saraun village has 48 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraun has about 729 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Saraun is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraun covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saraun falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saraun is Buffer Stop, about 34 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 Saraun.

Saraun is about 12 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraun is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 12 km away. Padhar is about 14 km away. Buffer Stop is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Saraun (under 2 km), Shilh (under 2 km) and D P F Badi Shingar (under 2 km).

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

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