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About Sarsu Village

Sarsu is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 95 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 95
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarsu compares

By the 2011 count Sarsu is the 98th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sarsu

Sarsu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarsu 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 Sarsu from other places

Sarsu lies about 6.7 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 37 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 Sarsu
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 6.7 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 6.7 km
Nearest town Nāhan 14 km
Nearest railway station Barog 37 km

Villages closest to Sarsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsu village had a population of 187. That makes it the 98th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Sarsu village has 95 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsu has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sarsu is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarsu covers 212 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.

Sarsu falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarsu is Barog, about 37 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarsu.

Sarsu is about 6.7 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarsu is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 6.7 km away. Sirmaur is about 6.7 km away. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badiana (3.3 km), Khalog (4.4 km) and Did Ghalut (4.7 km).

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

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