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About Saroshi Village

Saroshi is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 35 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saroshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saroshi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 45.44 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 35
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saroshi compares

By the 2011 count Saroshi is the 139th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 45.44 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 993.

Getting to Saroshi

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

Saroshi lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, 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 Saroshi
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 38 km

Villages closest to Saroshi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saroshi village had a population of 63. That makes it the 139th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Saroshi village has 35 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saroshi has about 800 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 Saroshi is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saroshi covers 45.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saroshi falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saroshi is Kiratpur Sahib, 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 village for Saroshi.

Saroshi 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.

Saroshi is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kangoo (under 2 km), Alsu (under 2 km) and Gamohu (1.8 km).

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

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