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About Serla Village

Serla is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 104 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Serla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 123.47 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 104
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 788
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Serla compares

By the 2011 count Serla is the 33rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 123.47 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1045.

Getting to Serla

Serla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Serla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Serla from other places

Serla lies about 21 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, 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 Serla
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 5.8 km
Nearest town Baddi 10 km
Nearest railway station Jabli 12 km
District headquarters Solan 21 km

Villages closest to Serla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Serla village had a population of 186. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Serla village has 104 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serla has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Serla is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Serla covers 123.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Serla falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Serla is Jabli, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Serla.

Serla is about 21 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Serla is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 5.8 km away. Baddi is about 10 km away. Jabli is about 12 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 Serla (under 2 km), Serla Kanaitan (under 2 km) and Ghat (under 2 km).

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

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