About Sarahan Village

Sarahan is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,680, made up of 1,028 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 634 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, 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	Rampur
Pincode	172201
Area (hectares)	337 hectares
Population	1,680
Male Population	1,028
Female Population	652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	634
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarahan compares

By the 2011 count Sarahan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 962.

Getting to Sarahan

Sarahan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarahan 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 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	Rampur	14 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 Rampur 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 Sarahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarahan village had a population of 1,680. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Sarahan village has 1,028 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarahan has about 634 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sarahan is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarahan covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarahan falls under Rampur 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 14 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.