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About Sarman Village

Sarman is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 17 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 588 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarman village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 17
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 588
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 Sarman compares

By the 2011 count Sarman is the 257th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sarman

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

Sarman lies about 40 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 18 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 Sarman
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 19 km
Nearest town Shimla 19 km
District headquarters Solan 40 km

Villages closest to Sarman

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 Sarman

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarman village had a population of 27. That makes it the 257th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Sarman village has 17 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarman has about 588 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sarman is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarman covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarman is Summer Hill, about 18 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 Sarman.

Sarman is about 40 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarman is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 18 km away. Arki is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seli (2.1 km), Chathriana (3.0 km) and Katli (3.7 km).

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

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