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About Sarli Village

Sarli is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 181 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 181
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarli compares

By the 2011 count Sarli is the 30th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1020.

Getting to Sarli

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

Sarli lies about 33 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 12 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 Sarli
Tehsil headquarters Arki 12 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 12 km
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
District headquarters Solan 33 km

Villages closest to Sarli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarli village had a population of 351. That makes it the 30th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Sarli village has 181 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarli has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sarli is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarli covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarli falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarli is Summer Hill, about 12 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 Sarli.

Sarli is about 33 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarli is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 12 km away. Summer Hill is about 12 km away. Shimla 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 Kalawan (under 2 km), Nagar Sihanwan (3.0 km) and Nagarwar (3.0 km).

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

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