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About Ser Village

Ser is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 74 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ser Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ser village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 70.34 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 74
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Ser compares

By the 2011 count Ser is the 94th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 70.34 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Ser

Ser is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ser 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 Ser from other places

Ser lies about 18 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 16 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 Ser
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Ser

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ser village had a population of 147. That makes it the 94th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Ser village has 74 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ser has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Ser is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ser covers 70.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ser falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ser is Summer Hill, about 16 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 km distance for Ser.

Ser is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ser is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 4.7 km away. Summer Hill is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayaser (under 2 km), Juni Kalan (under 2 km) and Bhargan (under 2 km).

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

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