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About Ser Village

Ser is a small village in Nohra tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 55 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173104, 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 Sirmaur
Tehsil Nohra
Pincode 173104
Area (hectares) 148.15 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 55
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 43rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 490 residents. Its 148.15 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 973.

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 70 km from Sirmaur, 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
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 16 km
Nearest town Shimla 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nohra 24 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 70 km

Villages closest to Ser

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nohra 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 111. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 490 residents.

Ser village has 55 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ser has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Ser is 173104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ser covers 148.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ser falls under Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur 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 70 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ser is in Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district. Summer Hill is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Nohra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotvi Panahara (4.8 km), Pipli (5.5 km) and Kunhat (6.8 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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