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About Serta Village

Serta is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 45 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Serta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Serta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 45
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
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 Serta compares

By the 2011 count Serta is the 80th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Serta

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

Serta lies about 33 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, 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 Serta
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 12 km
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 28 km
District headquarters Solan 33 km

Villages closest to Serta

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 Serta

As per the Census of India 2011, Serta village had a population of 97. That makes it the 80th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Serta village has 45 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Serta has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

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

Serta covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Serta is Summer Hill, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Serta.

Serta is about 33 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Serta is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Krishangarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhiwan (2.2 km), Bashol (2.7 km) and Kunjyara (3.4 km).

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

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