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About Serti Village

Serti is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 50 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Serti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Cheta
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 50.36 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 50
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Serti compares

By the 2011 count Serti is the 48th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 50.36 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Serti

Serti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Serti as Available within 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 Serti from other places

Serti lies about 26 km from Shimla. 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 Serti
Tehsil headquarters Cheta 26 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Serti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Serti village had a population of 106. That makes it the 48th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Serti village has 50 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serti has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Serti is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Serti covers 50.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Serti falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Serti notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Serti.

Serti is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Serti is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Cheta is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalu (5.3 km), D P F Bhalu (5.3 km) and D P F Bahal (6.3 km).

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

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