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About Sargheen Village

Sargheen is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 236 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sargheen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sargheen village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171009
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 236
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sargheen compares

By the 2011 count Sargheen is the 28th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 987.

Getting to Sargheen

Sargheen is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sargheen as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sargheen from other places

Sargheen lies about 30 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Sargheen
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 30 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Sargheen

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Sargheen

As per the Census of India 2011, Sargheen village had a population of 446. That makes it the 28th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Sargheen village has 236 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sargheen has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Sargheen is 171009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sargheen covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sargheen falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sargheen is Summer Hill, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sargheen.

Sargheen is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sargheen is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Shimla Rural is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nareol (4.8 km), Ganoti (5.2 km) and Katasni (6.4 km).

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

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