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About Daun Sarsu Village

Daun Sarsu is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 74 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daun Sarsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daun Sarsu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Dadahu
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 74
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
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 Daun Sarsu compares

By the 2011 count Daun Sarsu is the 42nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Daun Sarsu

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

Daun Sarsu lies about 7.5 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 38 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 Daun Sarsu
District headquarters Sirmaur 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadahu 9.0 km
Nearest town Nāhan 13 km
Nearest railway station Barog 38 km

Villages closest to Daun Sarsu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dadahu 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 Daun Sarsu

As per the Census of India 2011, Daun Sarsu village had a population of 154. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Daun Sarsu village has 74 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daun Sarsu has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Daun Sarsu is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daun Sarsu covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Daun Sarsu falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Daun Sarsu is Barog, about 38 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 Daun Sarsu.

Daun Sarsu is about 7.5 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daun Sarsu is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 7.5 km away. Dadahu is about 9.0 km away. Nāhan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dauhn (under 2 km), Pau Burara (under 2 km) and Ganu (under 2 km).

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

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