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About Saralda Village

Saralda is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 103 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saralda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saralda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 34.04 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 103
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saralda compares

By the 2011 count Saralda is the 63rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 34.04 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Saralda

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

Saralda lies about 57 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Saralda
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 13 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 49 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 54 km
District headquarters Shimla 57 km

Villages closest to Saralda

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 Saralda

As per the Census of India 2011, Saralda village had a population of 190. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Saralda village has 103 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saralda has about 845 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 Saralda is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saralda covers 34.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Saralda is Salogra, about 54 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 <5 km distance for Saralda.

Saralda is about 57 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saralda is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 13 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 49 km away. Salogra is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jai Garh (under 2 km), Jangal Kangar (under 2 km) and Jangal Kurarhi (under 2 km).

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

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