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About Saron Village

Saron is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 69 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saron Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saron village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 10.25 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 69
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saron compares

By the 2011 count Saron is the 119th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 10.25 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Saron

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

Saron lies about 52 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Saron
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 30 km
Nearest town Shimla 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 32 km
District headquarters Solan 52 km

Villages closest to Saron

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 Saron

As per the Census of India 2011, Saron village had a population of 143. That makes it the 119th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Saron village has 69 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saron has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Saron is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saron covers 10.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Saron is Summer Hill, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Saron.

Saron is about 52 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saron is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Arki is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Sarman (under 2 km), Jangal Saron (under 2 km) and Kyar Sarli (under 2 km).

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

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