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About Seri Village

Seri is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 68 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 288.49 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 68
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Seri compares

By the 2011 count Seri is the 94th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 288.49 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Seri

Seri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Seri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Seri from other places

Seri lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.1 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 Seri
Nearest railway station Jutogh 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km

Villages closest to Seri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Seri village had a population of 142. That makes it the 94th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Seri village has 68 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seri has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Seri is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seri covers 288.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Seri falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Seri is Jutogh, about 7.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Seri.

Seri is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seri is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 7.1 km away. Chirgaon is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bosari (under 2 km), Gaonsari (under 2 km) and Sari (under 2 km).

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

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