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About Seri Village

Seri is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 53 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171224, 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 Rohru
Pincode 171224
Area (hectares) 34.61 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 53
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Seri compares

By the 2011 count Seri is the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 34.61 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Seri

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

Seri lies about 55 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 Seri
Tehsil headquarters Rohru 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 55 km

Villages closest to Seri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rohru 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 100. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Seri village has 53 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seri has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Seri is 171224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seri covers 34.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Seri 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 Seri.

Seri is about 55 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 Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Seri (under 2 km), D P F Sharmali Awal (under 2 km) and D P F Sharmali Doyam (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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