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About Sari Village

Sari is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 158 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171226
Area (hectares) 91.18 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 158
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sari compares

By the 2011 count Sari is the 29th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 91.18 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 945.

Getting to Sari

Sari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sari from other places

Sari lies about 34 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 32 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 Sari
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 11 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 32 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Sari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sari village had a population of 298. That makes it the 29th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Sari village has 158 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sari has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sari is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sari covers 91.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sari falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sari is Salogra, about 32 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sari.

Sari is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sari is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 11 km away. Salogra is about 32 km away. Shimla 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 Jangal Lihat (under 2 km), Lihat (under 2 km) and Jorna (1.6 km).

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

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