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About Sergata Village

Sergata is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 67 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sergata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sergata village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 158.99 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 67
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sergata compares

By the 2011 count Sergata is the 32nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 158.99 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sergata

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

Sergata lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 13 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 Sergata
Tehsil headquarters Junga 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Sergata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sergata village had a population of 127. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Sergata village has 67 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sergata has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sergata is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sergata covers 158.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sergata falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sergata is Shoghi railway station, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Sergata.

Sergata is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sergata is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 6.5 km away. Shoghi railway station is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 14 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 Taunru (under 2 km), Jangal Chanai (under 2 km) and Bhala Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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