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About Ser Village

Ser is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 150 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, 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 Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 62.47 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 150
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 38th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 62.47 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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 - 10 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 40 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Arki 11 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 22 km
Nearest town Shimla 25 km
District headquarters Solan 40 km

Villages closest to Ser

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 Ser

As per the Census of India 2011, Ser village had a population of 315. That makes it the 38th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Ser village has 150 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ser has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Ser covers 62.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ser is Jutogh, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ser.

Ser 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.

Ser is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 11 km away. Jutogh is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 25 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 Ser (under 2 km), Badog (1.9 km) and Badog Hanuman (1.9 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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