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About Seri Village

Seri is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 33 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, 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 Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 26.45 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 33
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Seri compares

By the 2011 count Seri is the 334th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 26.45 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Seri

Seri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Seri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Seri from other places

Seri lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.1 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 Seri
Nearest railway station Jutogh 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km

Villages closest to Seri

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 Seri

As per the Census of India 2011, Seri village had a population of 63. That makes it the 334th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Seri village has 33 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seri has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Seri is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seri covers 26.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Seri is Jutogh, about 7.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Seri.

Seri is about 11 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 7.1 km away. Shimla Rural is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balahu (under 2 km), Up Muhal D P F Balahu (under 2 km) and Karhech (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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