About Sarot Village

Sarot is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 72 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarot village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171206
Area (hectares)	33 hectares
Population	143
Male Population	72
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarot compares

By the 2011 count Sarot is the 90th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sarot

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

Sarot lies about 61 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 Sarot
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	32 km
District headquarters	Shimla	61 km

Villages closest to Sarot

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

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Common questions about Sarot

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarot village had a population of 143. That makes it the 90th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Sarot village has 72 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarot has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sarot is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarot covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarot falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sarot notes the nearest railway station 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 Sarot.

Sarot is about 61 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarot is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 32 km away. Shimla is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.