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About Saryanj Village

Saryanj is a mid sized village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,475, made up of 725 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 661.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saryanj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saryanj village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 661.98 hectares
Population 1,475
Male Population 725
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saryanj compares

By the 2011 count Saryanj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 661.98 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Saryanj

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

Saryanj 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 Saryanj
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 Saryanj

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 Saryanj

As per the Census of India 2011, Saryanj village had a population of 1,475. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Saryanj village has 725 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saryanj has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Saryanj covers 661.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Saryanj 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 village for Saryanj.

Saryanj 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.

Saryanj 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 Saryanj today is likely to be higher.

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