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About Seri Village

Seri is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 55 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 82.22 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 55
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Seri compares

By the 2011 count Seri is the 188th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 82.22 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Seri

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

Seri lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, 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 Seri
Nearest town Baddi 11 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 20 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Seri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Seri village had a population of 119. That makes it the 188th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Seri village has 55 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seri has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Seri is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seri covers 82.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Seri falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Seri is Sonwara, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Seri.

Seri is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seri is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 11 km away. Sonwara is about 12 km away. Nalagarh is about 20 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 Shilnun (2.5 km), Chara (3.7 km) and Retar (3.8 km).

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

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