About Saraon Village

Saraon is a mid sized village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 494 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saraon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saraon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175037
Area (hectares)	160.89 hectares
Population	1,030
Male Population	494
Female Population	536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,085
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saraon compares

By the 2011 count Saraon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 160.89 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Saraon

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

Saraon lies about 15 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 Saraon
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	11 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	13 km
District headquarters	Mandi	15 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	40 km

Villages closest to Saraon

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

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Common questions about Saraon

As per the Census of India 2011, Saraon village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Saraon village has 494 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saraon has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Saraon is 175037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saraon covers 160.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saraon falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saraon is Buffer Stop, about 40 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 Saraon.

Saraon is about 15 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saraon is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 11 km away. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.