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About Sarahan Village

Sarahan is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 146 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 151.46 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 146
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarahan compares

By the 2011 count Sarahan is the 42nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 151.46 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sarahan

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

Sarahan 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 Sarahan
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 27 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 60 km
District headquarters Shimla 61 km

Villages closest to Sarahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarahan village had a population of 305. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Sarahan village has 146 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarahan has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sarahan is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarahan covers 151.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarahan falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sarahan notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Sarahan.

Sarahan 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.

Sarahan is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 27 km away. Sundarnagar is about 60 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.

The closest recorded villages are Shiwan (11 km), Balinda (12 km) and Shehdari (13 km).

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

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